Siegmund (Sigismund) Freiherr von Herberstein was a Carniolan diplomat, writer, historian and member of the Holy Roman Empire Imperial Council. He was most noted for his extensive writing on the geography, history and customs of Russia, and contributed greatly to early Western European knowledge of that area.
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About this person
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1486 to 1566 · aged 79
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20 languages
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