Jakub Wujek

Jakub Wujek
Born1541
Wągrowiec, Poland
Died27 April 1597 (aged 58)
Kraków
NationalityPolish

Jakub Wujek (1541 – 27 April 1597) was a Polish Jesuit, religious writer, Doctor of Theology, Vice-Chancellor of the Vilnius Academy and translator of the Bible into Polish.

He is well-known for his translation of the Bible into Polish: the Wujek Bible.

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