| Sámuel Brassai | |
| Birth Date: | 1797 or 1800 (disputed) |
| Birth Place: | Torockószentgyörgy, Hungary (now Colțești, Alba, Romania) |
| Death Date: | 24 June 1897 |
| Death Place: | Kolozsvár, Hungary (now Cluj-Napoca, Romania) |
| Nationality: | Hungarian |
| Occupation: | Linguist, natural scientist, mathematician, musician, philosopher |
Sámuel Brassai (15 June 1797[1] [2] or 1800 – 24 June 1897) was a Hungarian linguist and teacher sometimes called "The Last Transylvanian Polymath." In addition to being a linguist and pedagogue he was also a natural scientist, mathematician, musician, philosopher, essay writer, and a regular member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. He is perhaps best known for teaching methods.[3]