Márton Szepsi Csombor

The native form of this personal name is Szepsi Csombor Márton. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

Márton Szepsi Csombor[a] [b](1595–1622) was a Hungarian Protestant pastor, traveler, the author of the first Hungarian travel book, Europica Varietas.[2][3][4]

Márton Csombor, was born in Szepsi, then Kingdom of Hungary. In 1618 he undertook a 700-mile long journey, mostly on foot over the Europe,[3] which he recorded in his Europica Varietas published in Hungarian in 1620.[5]

Works

  • All Works by Márton Szepsi Csombor, The introductory study was written by Iván Sándor Kovács The foreign language parts were translated by Péter Kulcsár, Budapest: Neumann Publishing House, 2002[6]
  • 1620: Europica Varietas, subtitled "Poland, Mazury, Prussia , Denmark, Frisia, Holland, Zealand, England, Gaul, Germany and the Czech Republic; Or: A short description of various things seen and heard in the Prussian, Pomerania, Sweden , Norway, Frisia, Zealand, and British Seas. Which may serve not only to the delight of every reader, but also to the benefit of many"[5]
  • 1623: Udvari Schola[7]

Commemoration

Major cities visited by Márton Szepsi Csombor[5]

Notes

  1. ^ Also known as Latin: Martinus Szepsi Ungarus, "Martinus Czespi the Hungarian", in Latin
  2. ^ 'Csombor' is an officially recognized given name in Hungary. It is believed it comes from the plant name 'csombor', Satureja hortensis.[1]

References

  1. ^ Ladó János-Bíró Ágnes, Magyar utónévkönyv, Vince Kiadó, Budapest, 2005, ISBN 9639069728
  2. ^ Sándor Iván Kovács, "Szepsi Csombor Márton", a detailed biograpy and a review of the works, in Hungarian
  3. ^ a b Krisztina Kaló, The Variety of 17th Century Europe, a review of the 2014 translation by Bernard Adams, Eger Journal of English Studies XVII (2017) 75–77
  4. ^ Europica varietas or A brief account of the various things seen and heard by Márton Szepsi Csombor, Kassa, printed by János Festus, 1620, a review of the 2014 English translation (in Hungarian)
  5. ^ a b c Europica Varietas, image; Europica Varietas, text, 2002 (in Hungarian)
  6. ^ SZEPSI CSOMBOR MÁRTON ÖSSZES MŰVEI
  7. ^ Udvari Schola
  8. ^ Extra Hungariam — On the Intellectual Life of the Hungarian Exiles after 1956
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