# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/janos-sajnovics
# Generated: 2026-08-14T18:18:46.867Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/janos-sajnovics"
name: "János Sajnovics"
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description: "János Sajnovics de Tordas et Káloz was a Hungarian linguist and member of the Jesuit order. He is best known for his pioneering work in comparative linguistics, particularly his systematic demonstration of the linguistic relationship between the Sami languages and Hungarian."
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birthDate: "1733-05-12"
deathDate: "1785-05-04"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump