Dimitrija Demeter
Dimitrija Demeter (born July 21, 1811 in Zagreb ; † June 24, 1872 there ) was a poet and writer .
Demeter came from a Greek family and studied medicine in Vienna and Padua . But he gave up this job, entered the civil service and became editor of the Gazette Narodne Novine . He later edited the Danica magazine . Demeter achieved his main reputation through his plays Ljubav i duznost ( Love and Duty ) and Krvna osveta ( The Blood Vengeance ) as well as the tragedy Teuta . He also published the lyrical - epic poem Grobnicko polje , several novellas and made a name for himself as a translator of numerous dramatic works. His plays were collected in two volumes (1838–1844).
He died in Zagreb, where he had retired in 1861 as a retired governor's secretary. He was buried in the Mirogoj cemetery in Zagreb.
literature
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Demeter, Demetrius . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 3rd part. Typogr.-literar.-artist publishing house. Establishment (L. C. Zamarski, C. Dittmarsch & Comp.), Vienna 1858, pp. 233-235 ( digitized version ).
- Demeter Dimitrija. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 1, Publishing House of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna 1957, p. 177 f. (Direct links on p. 177 , p. 178 ).
- Heidi Bergmann-Thränhardt: Dimitrija Demeter: (1811–1872); Life and work. Munich: Sagner, 1992. ISBN 3-87690-464-1
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Demeter, Dimitrija |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Demeter, Dimitrije |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Croatian author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 21, 1811 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Zagreb |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 24, 1872 |
| Place of death | Zagreb |