Ján Herkeľ (1786–1853) was a Slovak attorney and writer. Herkel was born at Vavrečka,

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. He was the creator of Universalis Lingua Slavica, an early auxiliary language for

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Publications

* 1826 - ''Elementa universalis linguae Slavicae'' Constructed language creators 1786 births 1853 deaths Lawyers from the Austrian Empire Scholars from the Austrian Empire {{Slovakia-bio-stub