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Alexander Guagnini

Alessandro Guagnini (also known as Aleksander Gwagnin) (born 1538 in Verona – died 1614 in Kraków) was a Polish writer, soldier, chronicler and historian of Italian background.

Gwagnin is known for publishing the book Sarmatiae Europeae descriptio, quae Regnum Poloniae, Lituaniam, Samogitiam, Russiam, Masoviam, Prussiam, Pomeraniam... complectitur, usually translated as "A Description of Sarmatian Europe" (printed in Kraków, 1578), which contained descriptions of the countries of Eastern Europe (history, geography, religion, traditions, etc.) in Latin.



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