Buch Daniel (Buchau)( writer on Russia)
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Biography Buch Daniel (Buchau)
(1546 - 1608) Born in Lviv. Buchau enjoyed the confidence of Germanic emperors: Maximilian II and Rudolf II, was twice send to Moscow on diplomatic missions and, on the orders of the emperor, was a note on his trip, which was published in 1668, Mr.. under the title "Moscoviae ortus et progressus" (trace. ed. 1679, 1681, 1687, the second. ed. reprinted in "Scriptores rerum Livonicarum", t. II, p. 687 - 728; full Russian translation of "Readings of the Moscow Society of History and Antiquities, 1876, Prince. 3 and 4). Careful examination of the works Buchau led to the conviction of the extraordinary powers of observation Buchau and truthfulness of the submitted information. Buchau knew the Czech language and, . thanks to him, . could use books in Russian; Buchau worked a lot in the Livonian archives for a short story about the Livonian affairs and gave his essay with excerpts from the documents (letters of John IV of ambassadors, . Kettler letters, etc.), . - Wed. Introduction to the complete translation of "Notes" and Article. Bagaleya in Kiev of University Izvestia (1879, N 3
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