Sigmund Zois
SLOVENIAN SCIENTIST
Sigismund Zois; Ziga Zois; Žiga Zois; Sigmund Zois von Edelstein; Baron Sigmund Zois von Edelstein; Zois circle; Zois Circle; Sigmund Zois Freiherr von Edelstein; Siegmund Zois von Edelstein; Žiga Cojz
Sigmund Zois Freiherr von Edelstein, usually referred as Sigmund Zois (, formerly Slovenized as Cojs or Cojz; ) (23 November 1747 – 10 November 1819) was a Carniolan nobleman, natural scientist and patron of the arts. He is considered one of the most influential figures of the Enlightenment Era in the Slovene Lands of Habsburg Austria.