Fausto Veranzio

Fausto Veranzio
Faust Vrančić
Portrait of Faust Vrančić
Born(1551-01-01)January 1, 1551
Sebenico, Republic of Venice
now Šibenik, Croatia
Died27 January 1617(1617-01-27) (aged 66)
Venice, Republic of Venice
Known forPolymath, bishop
Notable workMachinae Novae, Dictionarium quinque nobilissimarum Europæ linguarum

Fausto Veranzio (Latin: Faustus Verantius; Croatian: Faust Vrančić; Hungarian and Vernacular Latin: Verancsics Faustus; c. 1551 – 20 January 1617) was a Croatian polymath, diplomat and bishop from Šibenik, then part of the Republic of Venice. He is a scientist recognised for his genius as both a Croatian and as a Croatian-Hungarian.

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