Daniel Adam z Veleslavína
Daniel Adam z Veleslavína, literally translated Daniel Adam of Veleslavín,, was a Czech lexicographer, publisher, translator, and writer.
Adam Veleslavín studied at the University of Prague, and from 1569 to 1575 he was professor there. When he married the daughter of the publisher Jiří Melantrich z Aventina, he was forced to leave the university. He started working at the print press and later took it over.
He and his collaborators translated and published many historical, religious, and scientific books. Adam himself wrote only one book, the Kalendář historický.
Adam was a secret member of the Unity of the Brethren. His work of most impact was publishing a Czech translation of the Bible – the Bible kralická. The language used in the translation was considered the best literary language in the Czech lands and in the area of today's Slovakia.
