Péter Bod | |
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Born | 22 February 1712 ![]() |
Died | 2 March 1769 ![]() |
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Occupation | Pastor,theologian,historian,librarian ![]() |
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Péter Bod orPeter Bod (22 February 1712 – 1768) was a Hungarian theologian and historian.
Bod was born on 22 February 1712 inFelső-Csernáton, inTransylvania. He studied atNagy-Enyed, where he also was appointed librarian and professor ofHebrew. In 1740 he went toLeyden to complete his theological studies. After his return, in 1743, he was appointed chaplain to the countessTeleki, and in 1749 he was called toMagyar-Igen as pastor of theReformed Church, and died there in 1768.[1]
In his native language he wrote,History of the Reformed Bishops of Transylvania (Nagy-Enyed, 1766); in Latin he published,Hungarorum quorumdam Principum ex Epitaphiis Renovata of Memoria (2 vols. 1764- 1766): —Historia Unitariorum in Transylvania (posthumous, Leyden, 1781).[2]
This article incorporates public domain material fromMcClintock, John;Strong, James (1867–1887).Cyclopædia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature.Harper and Brothers.
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