List Of People From Königsberg
The following is a list of people associated with the former city of Königsberg (Duchy of Prussia, Kingdom of Prussia, Germany) which was renamed to Kaliningrad, Soviet Union in 1946. Writing and public thinking * Stanislovas Rapalionis (14851545), at Königsberg Albertina University first translator of the Bible into Lithuanian * Abraomas Kulvietis (15091545), religious reformer at Königsberg Albertina University * Stanisław Murzynowski (15271553), Polish writer, translator and a Lutheran activist during the Protestant Reformation. * Caspar Schütz (1540 Eisleben 1594 Danzig), historian at Königsberg and Danzig, interest in the history of Prussia. * Martynas Mažvydas (15101563), priest, writer and translator * Jan Kochanowski (1530 in Sycyna – 1584) Polish poet, attended the University of Königsberg after 1547 * Simon Dach (1605 in Memel – 1659) a lyrical poet and hymnwriter. * Frederick I of Prussia (16571713), Elector of Brandenburg & Duke of Prussia * J ...
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Königsberg
Königsberg (, ) was the historic Prussian city that is now Kaliningrad, Russia. Königsberg was founded in 1255 on the site of the ancient Old Prussian settlement ''Twangste'' by the Teutonic Knights during the Northern Crusades, and was named in honour of King Ottokar II of Bohemia. A Baltic port city, it successively became the capital of the Królewiec Voivodeship, the State of the Teutonic Order, the Duchy of Prussia and the provinces of East Prussia and Prussia. Königsberg remained the coronation city of the Prussian monarchy, though the capital was moved to Berlin in 1701. Between the thirteenth and the twentieth centuries, the inhabitants spoke predominantly German, but the multicultural city also had a profound influence upon the Lithuanian and Polish cultures. The city was a publishing center of Lutheran literature, including the first Polish translation of the New Testament, printed in the city in 1551, the first book in Lithuanian and the first Lutheran catechism, ...
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