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Johann Georg Graevius
1703Jan, 11

Johann Georg Graevius

Johann Georg Graevius, German scholar and critic (b. 1632)
Johann Georg Graevius (originally Grava or Greffe; 29 January 1632 – 11 January 1703) was a German classical scholar and critic. He was born in Naumburg, in the Electorate of Saxony.

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