Samo Chalupka
Samo Chalupka (born February 27, 1812 in Horná Lehota , Austrian Empire ; † May 10, 1883 in Horná Lehota, Austria-Hungary ) was an Evangelical Lutheran pastor and poet and, like his older brother Ján Chalupka, an important representative of the Slovak national movement. He wrote exclusively in Slovak , which was only codified in his generation named after Ľudovít Štúr .
Life
Chalupka studied in Gemer , Käsmark , Rosenau and finally at the Protestant Lyceum in Pressburg (theology and philosophy). He took part in the November uprising in Poland and was wounded in the fighting in Galicia . After his return he finally finished his studies in Vienna in 1834 .
He was a Protestant chaplain in Chyžné , then in the years 1836-40 pastor in Jelšavská Teplica . After the death of his father he took over the parish of Horná Lehota, where he served as pastor until his death.
Works (selection)
- 1834 - Koníku moj vraný
- 1834 - Nářek slovenský
- 1834 - Píseň vojenská
- 1864 - Mor ho!
- 1868 - Spevy , a collection of many poems, including:
- Likavský väzeň
- Kráľoholská
- Branko
- Kozák
- Turčín Poničan
- Boj pri Jelšave
- Odboj Kupov
literature
- Chalupka Samo. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 1, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1957, p. 141.
Web links
- Samo Chalupka (Slovak)
- Samo Chalupka at zlatyfond.sme.sk (Slovak)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Chalupka, Samo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Slovak poet and Lutheran pastor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 27, 1812 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Horná Lehota , Kingdom of Hungary , now Slovakia |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 10, 1883 |
| Place of death | Horná Lehora, Austria-Hungary |