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He probably grew up speaking both German language and Lithuanian language, which helped him when preaching to the ethnic Lithuanians in Ducal Prussia.
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Matthaus Pratorius
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Prätorius is thought to have been born in Memel. His work about Prussia and its culture,, resembles the work of Christoph Hartknoch, with whom he collaborated. Prätorius" work provides much more ethnographic information regarding local Lithuanians and Old Prussians.
lieutenant was only published partially, in 1871.
A complete edition, in seven volumes, with original German text and Lithuanian translation, is under preparation in Lithuania. He died in Weyherststadt.
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Germany Lithuania -
Religion
Protestant