Back جون سكولفوس ARZ Johannes Scolvus German Juan Scolvus Spanish Jean Scolvus French Johannes Scolvus Icelandic Jan z Kolna Polish
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John Scolvus | |
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| Born | about 1435 probably Kolno, Duchy of Masovia |
| Died | about 1484 |
| Other names | John of Kolno |
| Alma mater | University of Kraków |
| Occupations | Maritime explorer |
John Scolvus or John of Kolno may have been a navigator of the late 15th century. According to some sources he was among a group of early Europeans to reach the shores of the Americas prior to Columbus, arriving in 1476 as steersman of Didrik Pining, although this view is not supported by contemporary evidence,[1] and as he is not mentioned contemporaneously, his identity and even existence have been disputed.
- ^ So, presumably, had Johannes Scolvus. .... We unfortunately know very little about Pothurst, and even less about Scolvus., Thomas L. Hughes, "The German Discovery of America: A Review of the Controversy over Didrik Pining’s Voyage of Exploration in 1473 in the North Atlantic Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine", in: German Historical Institute Bulletin, No. 33 (Fall 2003)
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