Paul Skalic
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Stanislav Pavao (Paul) Skalić (1534-1573), also referred to as Pauli Scalichii de Lika, was an Croatian encyclopedist, humanist and adventurer from Zagreb.
His book Encyclopaedia seu orbis disciplinarum tam sacrarum quam prophanarum epistemon (Encyclopaedia, or Knowledge of the World of Disciplines . . .) in Basel (1559) brought the term encyclopedia back into vogue. He also wrote a treatise on music: Dialogus de Lyra (Cologne, 1570).
He and preacher John Funck exercised great influence over Albert (1490-1568), first duke of Prussia, and became wealthy. Religious differences with the king of Poland led to the execution of Funck and the flight of Skalić.