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1791Jul, 17

Martin Dobrizhoffer

Martin Dobrizhoffer, Austrian missionary and author (b. 1717)
Martin Dobrizhoffer (7 September 1717 – 17 July 1791) was an Austrian Roman Catholic missionary and writer.

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