Gustáv Maršall-Petrovský
Gustáv Maršall-Petrovský (born March 23, 1862 in Backi Petrovac , Serbia, † June 15, 1916 in Chicago , USA) was a Slovak writer.
Life
Gustáv Maršall-Petrovský, the son of a tanner, attended primary schools in Novi Sad in Serbia and in Szarvas, which is now in Hungary . He later studied law in Prešov , where he was excluded from visiting because of alleged conspiracy to join Pan-Slavism . He then studied medicine in Vienna from 1882 to 1890. He was also active in the Slovak academic association Tatran . Due to political conflicts, he was unable to complete his studies and emigrated to the United States , where he worked as a writer and journalist until his death.
He wrote a two-part novel about the Slovak national hero Juraj Jánošík .
Works
- Novely (short stories), 1887
- Practical Textbook of slovak. Language for Self-Tuition, 1890
- Jánošík , 2 parts, 1894
- Radca slovenských pristahovalcov v Spojených štátoch Severnej Ameriky (Guide for Slovak emigrants to the USA), 1896
literature
- M. Hrochová: Gustáv Maršall-Petrovský. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 6, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1975, ISBN 3-7001-0128-7 , p. 108.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Maršall-Petrovský, Gustáv |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Slovak author and journalist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 23, 1862 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Backi Petrovac , Serbia |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 15, 1916 |
| Place of death | Chicago , USA |