Janus Pannonius (1434–1472)

Born 1434 CE, died 1472 CE.

Janus Pannonius (Hungarian: Csezmiczei János or Cesencei János, Latin: Ioannes Pannonius, Croatian: Ivan Česmički; 29 August 1434 – 27 March 1472) was an influential intellectual in the Kingdom of Hungary, a Latinist, poet, diplomat and Bishop of Pécs. He was the most significant poet of the Renaissance in the Kingdom of Hungary and one of the better-known figures of humanist poetry in Europe.

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