Raphael Sobiehrd-Mnishovsky
Illustration — Sobiehrd-Mnishovsky Raphael Sobiehrd-Mnishovsky of Sebuzin and of Horstein (Rafael Soběhrd Mnišovský; 1580 in Horšovský Týn – 21 November 1644 in Prague) was a Bohemian lawyer and writer. He held various secretarial, diplomatic, and judicial posts under Rudolf II, Mathias, Ferdinand II, and Ferdinand III, under whom Raphael was the attorney-general. Mnishovsky was also a poet and cryptographer, and is associated with the mystery of the Voynich manuscript.
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Raphael Sobiehrd-Mnishovsky
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- 1580 · Horšovský Týn.
- Died
- 1644 · Prague.
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- cryptographer · jurist · teacher · poet · linguist · courtier · chamberlain
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Illustration — Sobiehrd-Mnishovsky Raphael Sobiehrd-Mnishovsky of Sebuzin and of Horstein (Rafael Soběhrd Mnišovský; 1580 in Horšovský Týn – 21 November 1644 in Prague) was a Bohemian lawyer and writer. He held various secretarial, diplomatic, and judicial posts under Rudolf II, Mathias, Ferdinand II, and Ferdinand III, under whom Raphael was the attorney-general. Mnishovsky was also a poet and cryptographer, and is associated with the mystery of the Voynich manuscript.
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Born at Horšovský Týn in 1580, died in Prague in 1644.
Raphael Sobiehrd-Mnishovsky (1580–1644) was a cryptographer, jurist and teacher.
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Raphael Sobiehrd-Mnishovsky was born on 1 January 1580.
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Raphael Sobiehrd-Mnishovsky died on 21 November 1644.
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