Statue of Johannes Honterus
Statuia lui Honterus
Statue of Johannes Honterus
Statuia lui Honterus
![Johannes Honterus Brasov](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Johannes_Honterus_Brasov.jpg/256px-Johannes_Honterus_Brasov.jpg)
I, Alex:D, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Original function:
statue / memorial / relief
Current function:
statue / memorial / relief
Settlement:
Address:
Curtea Honterus
Historical Hungarian county:
Brassó
Country:
Romania
GPS coordinates:
45.6407723164, 25.5877816042
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History
The statue was created in 1898 by the Berlin sculptor Harro Magnissen and unveiled on 21 August 1898.
Johannes Honterus (1498-1549) was born the son of a Black Street furrier. He was the editor of the first map of Transylvania, author of the books Latin Grammar and Description of the World, founder of the first printing press and of the first college in Brassó.
Source: muemlekem.hu , csemadok.sk
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