Andrej Halaša (1852-1913) was a melodramatic promoter, translator, editor, and ethnographer from
Austria-Hungary
Austria-Hungary, often referred to as the Austro-Hungarian Empire,, the Dual Monarchy, or Austria, was a constitutional monarchy and great power in Central Europe between 1867 and 1918. It was formed with the Austro-Hungarian Compromise of ...
. He was born in 1852 in
Dolný Kubín
Dolný Kubín (; also known by other names) is a town in northern Slovakia in the Žilina Region. It is the historical capital and the largest settlement of the Orava region.
Names
The name is derived from the archaic Slovak word meaning a "gla ...
, and he died in 1913 in
Martin Martin may refer to:
Places
* Martin City (disambiguation)
* Martin County (disambiguation)
* Martin Township (disambiguation)
Antarctica
* Martin Peninsula, Marie Byrd Land
* Port Martin, Adelie Land
* Point Martin, South Orkney Islands
Austral ...
. He studied at the elementary schools in Revúca, and in
Levoča
Levoča (; hu, Lőcse; rue, Левоча)
is a town in the Prešov Region of eastern Slovakia with a population of 14,700. The town has a historic center with a well preserved town wall, a Gothic church with the highest wooden altar in the wor ...
, and then at the University of Law in
Prešov
Prešov (, hu, Eperjes, Rusyn language, Rusyn and Ukrainian language, Ukrainian: Пряшів) is a city in Eastern Slovakia. It is the seat of administrative Prešov Region ( sk, Prešovský kraj) and Šariš, as well as the historic Sáros Cou ...
. He started work in Dolný Kubín as a clerk lawyer, and in 1874 worked as an independent lawyer in Martin.
Acts of Andrej Halaša
Andrej Halaša organized cultural endeavorshe helped in the creation and development of the status of the National House in Martin, the first
museum
A museum ( ; plural museums or, rarely, musea) is a building or institution that cares for and displays a collection of artifacts and other objects of artistic, cultural, historical, or scientific importance. Many public museums make these ...
building. He organized cultural festivals such as the "
August festival".
He was
treasurer
A treasurer is the person responsible for running the treasury of an organization. The significant core functions of a corporate treasurer include cash and liquidity management, risk management, and corporate finance.
Government
The treasury o ...
of
Slovak Natural Party and MS and was an active member of the Bohemian choir. He translated plays from various languages and edited two theatrical editions; he published two
magazine
A magazine is a periodical publication, generally published on a regular schedule (often weekly or monthly), containing a variety of content. They are generally financed by advertising, purchase price, prepaid subscriptions, or by a combinatio ...
s, and collected over ten thousand texts of
Slovak folk songs. From his early youth, he was involved in the Slovak National group; he was a leading character in the cultural areas of theatre, publicity, literature, and research.
Andrej Halaša was an ideologist and publicist of the Slovak National Party, a co-operator of
Živena and book printing society, editor and publisher in Slovak press. In the year 1888, he helped creating the National House, and five years later he created the Theatre Society and the well known Theatre in Martin.
External links
Personalities of Martin
Personalitiesat orava.sk
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1852 births
1913 deaths
People from Dolný Kubín
Translators from Austria-Hungary
Ethnographers from Austria-Hungary
Burials at National Cemetery in Martin