Johann Weikhard von Valvasor

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title: Johann Weikhard von Valvasor
text: Johann Weikhard Freiherr von Valvasor or Johann Weichard Freiherr von Valvasor or simply Valvasor was a natural historian and polymath from Carniola, present-day Slovenia, and a fellow of the Royal Society in London. He is known as a pioneer in the study of karst topography. Together with his other writings, until the late 19th century his best-known work—the 1689 Glory of the Duchy of Carniola, published in 15 books in four volumes—was the main source for older Slovenian history, making him one
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description: Carnolian scientist
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date created: 2003-02-25T14:03:43Z
date modified: 2024-08-31T14:54:36Z
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