Grzegorz Knapski (Knapiusz, Cnapius; 1561–1639) was a Polish

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, teacher,

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and writer.

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His most important work is the ''Thesaurus Polono-Latino-Graecus''. First published in 1621 in

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, second edition in 1643 also in Kraków, it became a standard reference work in Polish schools and universities until the 18th century.

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Thesaurus Polonolatinograecus seu Promptuarium linguae Latinae et Graecae
1561 births 1639 deaths 17th-century Latin-language writers 17th-century Polish dramatists and playwrights Polish male dramatists and playwrights 17th-century Polish Jesuits Polish lexicographers Polish philologists 17th-century male writers 16th-century Polish Jesuits {{Poland-bio-stub

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