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Bogoslav Šulek

Bogoslav Šulek, Croatian philologist, historian, and lexicographer (died 1895)

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Born
April 20, 1816
Died
November 30, 1895
Zodiac sign
Taurus
Birth year
1816

About Bogoslav Šulek

Bogoslav Šulek was a Croatian philologist, historian and lexicographer. He was very influential in creating Croatian terminology in the areas of social and natural sciences, technology and civilization. Bogoslav Šulek (born Bohuslav Šulek; April 20, 1816 – November 30, 1895) was a Croatian philologist, historian and lexicographer. He was very influential in creating Croatian terminology in the areas of social and natural sciences, technology and civilization. Šulek was born to an ethnic Slovak family.

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The world when Bogoslav Šulek was born

Bogoslav Šulek was born in 1816. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1816

  • Best-selling bookFrankenstein conceived during gloomy summer

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineYear Without a Summer — crop failures worldwide
  • Technology milestoneStethoscope invented by René Laennec
  • World population~980M

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderJames Madison
  • U.S. population8.5M

1816 versus 2026

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Measure18162026
Population8.5M341 million

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