Tadija Smičiklas
Tadija Smičiklas (born October 1, 1843 in Reštovo , Austrian Empire , today Croatia ; † June 8, 1914 in Zagreb , Kingdom of Croatia and Slavonia , Austria-Hungary , today Croatia) was a Croatian historian, writer and politician.
Life
Tadija Smičiklas was born in 1843 in the village of Reštovo , in Žumberak in Croatia . Denominationally, he came from a Greek Catholic family . Smičiklas first attended the primary school in Sošice . Then he moved to Zagreb - Gornji Grad and received his further education in the episcopal high school of the Greek-Catholic diocese of Križevci .
After his school days, Smičiklas felt the desire to become politically active at a young age. This wish was first nourished by his high school teacher, Professor Matija Mesić , who was president of the Croatian cultural association Matica hrvatska , and who saw the Smičiklas as his role model.
After studying political history in Vienna and Prague , Smičiklas worked as a lecturer in history in the cities of Rijeka and Osijek on a short-term basis, also from 1873 in Zagreb. It is there that Smičiklas created an important historical work about his homeland. This was published in two volumes in 1879 and 1882. This work is considered to be the first comprehensive history of the Croatians in his home country.
By the Croatian Slavist Ljudevit Gaj , as well as by the Illyrian movement , which was influenced by Croatian at that time , Smičiklas became politically active for this movement for the first time. During this time he soon met the Croatian writer August Šenoa . Tadija Smičiklas became president of the Croatian cultural association " Matica hrvatska " and inherited his high school teacher Matija Mesić in this capacity. This was followed by the presidency of the Yugoslav Academy of Sciences and Arts . In addition, Smičiklas was a member of parliament in Sabor, Croatia .
Tadija Smičiklas always remained very attached to his homeland, today's Croatia, as well as to his home region Žumberak. Politically, he campaigned not only in the Croatian Parliament as a member of parliament, but in many of his works for a possible independent Croatian state. He also dedicated some works to his ancestors, the Uskoks .
Tadija Smičiklas died on June 8, 1914, at the age of 71 in Zagreb, and was buried in the Mirogoj cemetery .
literature
- M. Stoy: Smičiklas Tadija. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 12, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 2001-2005, ISBN 3-7001-3580-7 , p. 370.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Smičiklas, Tadija |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Croatian historian and politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 1, 1843 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Reštovo |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 8, 1914 |
| Place of death | Zagreb |