John Sslechta
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John Sslechta (Czech January Šlechta ze Všehrd; * 24. January 1466 presumably Blevice, ? 29. August 1525 in Kostelec nad Labem) Was a Czech humanist, philosopher and diplomat.
Life
Ssclechta came to the old noble family ze Všehrd (of Chern), the near Mašťov from settled. After his studies at the Prague University, Including under the master Řehoř PražskýHe passed his Bachelor's exam in 1484 and joined as a twenty on the farm Budapest in the service of the Bohemian king Vladislav. Here he served as a privy of the royal chancery political influence in the indecisive ruler. As a Catholic, he was a staunch opponent of the Brethren and a fluent speaker, often with Cicero was compared. He maintained numerous contacts with important Humanists his time, including Bohuslaus Lobkowicz of Hassenstein, Also 1502 year working in Budapest was or August Olomoucký, The German Conrad Celtis and the Italians Girolamo Balbi. 1504 he left the royal court and settled on its own farms. He managed his Roth Hauser Manor, acquired by, inter alia, 1508 Nicholas Popel of Lobkowicz Fortress Drahobudice. Let's main interest, however, he turned to literature. He laid out an extensive library, which was sold after his death. Of his own works, only fragments remained, mostly poems or parts of his correspondence with Erasmus of Rotterdam, Řehoř Hruby z Jelení, Victor Kornel ze Všehrd. His most important philosophical work Microcosmus was lost. In this book he inspired the utmost to work by Marsilio Ficino the view that the small human world was created by analogy to the great world of God.
The tomb of the humanist is located at the church of St. Martin in Kostelec.
Literature
Adelmannus, Hieronymus Balbus, Ioannes Sslechta de Wssehrd, edited by J. Martinek et D. Martinkova, 1980
Ing Vladimir Mikule: Genealogy rodu Šlechtů ze Všehrd
Personal data
NAME Sslechta, John
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Šlechta ze Všehrd, Jan (Czech)
Help Czech humanist, philosopher and diplomat
Help 24. January 1466
People uncertainly Blevice (today district of Lidice)
Death 29. August 1525
Death Kostelec nad Labem
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Iohannes Sslechta (tschechisch Jan Šlechta ze Všehrd; * 24. Januar 1466 vermutlich in Blevice; ? 29. August 1525 in Kostelec nad Labem) war ein tschechischer Humanist, Philosoph und Diplomat.
Leben
Ssclechta stammte dem alten böhmischen Adelsgeschlecht ze Všehrd (von Tschern), das unweit von Mašťov siedelte, ab. Nach seinem Studium an der Prager Universität, unter anderem unter Meister Řehoř Pražský, legte er 1484 seine Bachelorprüfung ab und trat als zwanzigjähriger auf dem Hof in Budapest in Dienste des böhmischen Königs Vladislav. Hier übte er als Geheimrat der königlichen Kanzlei politischen Einfluss beim unentschlossenen Herrscher. Als Katholik war er entschiedener Gegner der Brüderunität und ein gewandter Redner, der oft mit Cicero verglichen wurde. Er unterhielt zahlreiche Kontakte mit bedeutenden Humanisten seiner Zeit, darunter Bohuslaus Lobkowicz von Hassenstein, der ebenfalls 1502 ein Jahr lang in Budapest tätig war oder August Olomoucký, dem Deutschen Conrad Celtis und dem Italiener Girolamo Balbi. 1504 verließ er den königlichen Hof und ließ sich auf seinen eigenen Höfen nieder. Er verwaltete sein Rothenhauser Gutsbesitz, erwarb unter anderem 1508 vom Nikolaus Popel von Lobkowitz die Festung Drahobudice. Sei Hauptinteresse richtete er jedoch der Literatur zu. Er legte eine umfangreiche Bibliothek an, die nach seinem Tod wieder veräußert wurde. Von seiner eigenen Werken blieben nur Bruchstücke übrig, meist Gedichte oder Teile seiner Korrespondenz mit Erasmus von Rotterdam, Řehoř Hrubý z Jelení, Viktorin Kornel ze Všehrd. Sein wichtigstes philosophisches Werk Microcosmus ging verloren. In diesem Buch äußerste er in Anlehnung ans Werk von Marsilio Ficino die Ansicht, dass die kleine menschliche Welt analog zur großen Welt Gottes geschaffen wurde.Das Grabmal des Humanisten befindet sich bei der Kirche des Hl. Martin in Kostelec.
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Film camera for 35-mm film. Author of its design is Josef Šlechta. The first „Slechta machines" date back to 1923. The camera body is cast from a light alloy, four objectives are mounted in a common focusing revolver holder, cassettes with up to 120 m of film are in upper part of the camera. The film is transported by means of a single central cylinder and pulled by a one-tooth double-sided claw driven by a triangle cam. The sector of rotation stopper can be manually or automatically adjusted. Special design of the focusing lamp facilitates focusing on a ground screen as well as observation of a scenery during shooting. First models were driven by a crank, an electric motor was added later. Till 1948, 300 pieces of this camera were produced. Because of its technical performance, reliability and design, the cameras sold well all round the world, including the USA. The collection of the National Technical Museum contains ten models of this camera.
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Paul