In this contribution, I will discuss two Turkish translations made by the famous Ottomancourt official, Wojciech Bobowski, alias Albertus Bobovius (d. ca. 1677ce). One ishis translation of the... Show moreIn this contribution, I will discuss two Turkish translations made by the famous Ottomancourt official, Wojciech Bobowski, alias Albertus Bobovius (d. ca. 1677ce). One ishis translation of the Anglican Catechism (1654), the other his version of the Ianua linguarumby Johannes Amos Comenius (Komenský, 1592–1670), the Czech philosopher,pedagogue and theologian (1658). Both texts have only survived as manuscripts andneither has been studied in any depth before. I will present the texts, as well as theirhistorical backgrounds, and shed some new light on the life of the translator as well. Show less
