List of Sorbs
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At about a population of 60,000 (30,000 of which speak Sorbian), the Sorbs are the smallest Slavic-speaking
group in Europe.
This is a list of Sorbs
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group in Europe.
This is a list of Sorbs
Sorbs
Sorbs are a Western Slavic people of Central Europe living predominantly in Lusatia, a region on the territory of Germany and Poland. In Germany they live in the states of Brandenburg and Saxony. They speak the Sorbian languages - closely related to Polish and Czech - officially recognized and...
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- Jakub Bart-Ćišinski
- Jurij Brězan
- Jan Kilian
- Jurij KochJurij KochJurij Koch is a Sorbian writer. He writes in both languages, German and Sorbian.Koch's father was working in the nearby quarry, his mother did several jobs at farms...
- Korla Awgust KocorKorla Awgust KocorKorla Awgust Kocor was a Sorbian composer and conductor.Kocor was born in Großpostwitz. He was the composer of the music of the Lusatian national anthem Rjana Łužica. He has been called the "founding father of secular Sorbian music."-References:...
- Mato KosykMato KósykMato Kosyk was a Sorbian poet and minister. He was born in Werben, Prussia, emigrated from Lower Lusatia to the United States, and died at his rural home near Albion, Oklahoma.- Youth :...
- Gottfried LeibnizGottfried LeibnizGottfried Wilhelm Leibniz was a German philosopher and mathematician. He wrote in different languages, primarily in Latin , French and German ....
- Ludwig LeichhardtLudwig LeichhardtFriedrich Wilhelm Ludwig Leichhardt, known as Ludwig Leichhardt, was a Prussian explorer and naturalist, most famous for his exploration of northern and central Australia.-Early life:...
- Kito LorencKito LorencKito Lorenc , grandson of the Sorbian writer Jakub Lorenc-Zalěski, is a Sorbian-German writer, lyric poet and translator....
- Jan Arnošt SmolerJan Arnošt SmolerJan Arnošt Smoler on March 3, 1816; died in Bautzen on June 13, 1884) was a Sorbian philologist and writer. He played a vital role in revitalizing the Sorbian languages in the 19th century. He also supported a form of Pan-Slavism....
- Erwin StrittmatterErwin StrittmatterErwin Strittmatter was a German writer. Strittmatter was one of the most famous writers in the GDR....
- Pavle Jurišić ŠturmPavle Jurišic ŠturmPavle Jurišić Šturm was a Serbian general of Sorbian origin who commanded the Serbian 3rd Army in the First World War....
- Stanislaw TillichStanislaw TillichStanislaw Tillich is a German CDU politician. He is the Minister-President of the Free State of Saxony...
- Mina WitkojcMina WitkojcMina Witkojc was a Sorbian poet. She wrote in the Lower Sorbian language.- Works :* Dolnoserbske basni, Budyšin 1925* Wĕnašk błośańskich kwĕtkow, Budyšin 1934* K swĕtłu a słyńcu, Berlin 1955...
- Handrij ZejlerHandrij ZejlerHandrij Zejler was a Sorbian writer, pastor and national activist. He co-founded the Lusatian cultural and scientific society Maćica Serbska....