# Alexander Curtius

> Alexander Carolus Curtius was a Lithuanian nobleman and scholar purported to be the first Lithuanian immigrant to the New World. He founded the first Latin school in New Amsterdam in 1659 and became its headmaster. Due to disputes over salary and disciplinary problems, he returned to Holland in 1661.

*Lithuanian nobleman and scholar*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/alexander-curtius

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Educator
- **Category:** Educators
- **Country:** Lithuania
- **Status:** unknown
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Alexander Carolus Curtius was a Lithuanian nobleman and scholar purported to be the first Lithuanian immigrant to the New World. He founded the first Latin school in New Amsterdam in 1659 and became its headmaster. Due to disputes over salary and disciplinary problems, he returned to Holland in 1661.

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 34.2
- **Momentum:** 0.4

## Sources
- [Alexander Curtius](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Curtius)
- [Aleksandras Karolis Kuršius](https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleksandras_Karolis_Kur%C5%A1ius)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4718676)

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