Ján Francisci-Rimavský
Ján Samuel Francisci-Rimavský (born Ján Francisci, Hungarian: Francisci János;[1] 1 June 1822 – 7 March 1905) was a Slovak poet, novelist, translator, journalist and politician, who collaborated with the nationalist leader, Ľudovít Štúr nad philosophical-legal theorist and ideologist of the Slovak national movement Štefan Marko Daxner. He used numerous pseudonyms, including Janko Francisci, Janko Rimavský, Slavoľub and Vratislav Rimavský.
Francisci established the tradition of
Biography
He was born to a family of tailors in
In 1848, during the
That same year, he became an honorary life vice-chairman of the
He also collected Slovak folk and fairy tales, translated
The Levoča Gymnasium was renamed in his honor in 1988.
Selected writings
In the collection of the Library of Congress:
- Listy Jána Francisciho (Letters, edited by Michal Eliáš), V Martine : Matica slovenská, 1990 ISBN 80-7090-067-9
- Iskry zo zaviatej pahreby (Sparks from Embers, poetry) Tatran, 1977
- Slovenskje povesti (Slovak legends) Matica slovenská, 1975
References
- ^ Szinnyei, József (1896). Magyar írók élete és munkái IV. Budapest: Hornyánszky Viktor Könyvkiadóhivatala.
- ^ PERNÝ, Lukáš: Cultural and social, literary and philosophical contribution of Ján Francisci. 200th anniversary of the captain of Slovak volunteers, a collector of legends, a poet and an editor. In: Slovak Matica, 2022, https://matica.sk/janko-francisci/
- ^ a b c Brief biography by Martin Pliešovský @ the Hnúšťa website.
- ^ a b Brief biography @ Osobnosti.
External links
- Ján Francisci-Rimavský @ Slovenský Portal.