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Ramon Llull

Ramon Llull (or in Latin Raimundus Lullus, ca. 1232 - ca. 1316) - Writer and philosopher, born in Majorca, creator of Catalan prose. Wrote 'Ars Magna', 'Llibre de meravelles', 'Blanquerna'.

Llull pressed the study of Arabic and other then-understudied languages in Spain for the purpose of the conversion of Muslims to Christianity.

He wrote in Arabic, Latin and Catalan.

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