Antun Fabris ( sr-Cyrl, Антун Фабрис; April 17, 1864 – October 14, 1904), was a journalist,

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and politician from

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who was one of the leaders of the

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Biography

The ancestors of Antun Fabris came to the mainland from the island of

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. After finishing basic studies in Dubrovnik he went on to

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, where he graduated in Slavic studies from the university there in 1889. He was a teacher first in

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and then

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. In 1895 he became the owner, publisher and editor-in-chief of the prominent ''Dubrovnik'' newspaper. In 1902 he formed his own paper in Dubrovnik, the ''Srđ'' ("Срђ"), with his wife, and professor

Luko Zore Luko Zore ( sr-Cyrl, Луко Зоре; January 15, 1846 – November 26, 1906) was a Serbian philologist and Slavist from Dubrovnik. He was one of the leaders of the opposition to Austro-Hungarian Empire and Italy in Dubrovnik and a member of ...

, the editor-in-chief, and the support of other Catholic Serbs. It was a science and culture journal for Serb intellectuals in

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, published twice a month until 1908 in both

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and

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scripts, with cooperation of many intellectuals across Dalmatia and several writers from

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, notably

Aleksa Šantić Aleksa Šantić ( sr-Cyrl, Алекса Шантић, (); 27 May 1868 – 2 February 1924) was a poet from Bosnia and Herzegovina. His poetry reflecting both the urban culture of the region. The most common themes of his poems are social inju ...

Jovan Dučić Jovan Dučić ( sr-cyr, Јован Дучић, ; 17 February 1871 – 7 April 1943) was a Herzegovinian Serb poet-diplomat and academic. He is one of the most influential Serbian lyricists and modernist poets. Dučić published his first collec ...

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and

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, as well as some from

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, namely

Jovan Jovanović Zmaj Jovan Jovanović Zmaj ( sr-cyr, Јован Јовановић Змаj, pronounced ; 24 November 1833 – 1 June 1904) was a Serbian poet. Jovanović worked as a physician; he wrote in many poetry genres, including love, lyric, patriotic, poli ...

. The Srđ contributed greatly to the preservation of Dubrovnik's rich cultural and historical heritage. As a respected Serb journalist, he was a Deputy President of the Pan-Serb Journalist Congress in Belgrade on 14 and 15 October 1902. For publishing in the Srđ the song of

Uroš Trojanović Uroš Trojanović (Serbian Cyrillic: Урош Тројановић; Rose, Herceg Novi, Montenegro, 1882 - Dubrovnik Dubrovnik (), historically known as Ragusa (; see notes on naming), is a city on the Adriatic Sea in the region of Dalmatia ...

"Boccan night" (''Bokeška noć'') dedicated to the youth of

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Antun was under ideological accusations arrested on 5 November 1902 and kept in prison until 23 December 1902. Three others were also arrested, interrogated and imprisoned, Uroš Trojanović, the author of the poem,

, and Antun Pasarić, Fabris's co-editors. Fabris's term, however short in prison, greatly jeopardized his poor health, causing his premature death in 1904. The Srđ was taken over by Antonije Vučetić. Co-editors of the Srđ were Kristo Dominković,

, Miho Vacchetti, Antun Pugliese, Uroš Desnica, and others. Fabris was also the manager of Dubrovnik's "Matica srpska". He was a great admirer of

Nikola Pašić Nikola Pašić ( sr-Cyrl, Никола Пашић, ; 18 December 1845 – 10 December 1926) was a Serbian and Yugoslav politician and diplomat who was a leading political figure for almost 40 years. He was the leader of the People's Radical P ...

and contributed to the initiative to found the ''"Srpska Zora"-"Српска зора"'' (Serb Dawn), a Dalmatian Serb cultural society in 1901.

Legacy

Antun Fabris will be remembered for helping keep alive a national consciousness during periods of statelessness and political repression not only in

, but in

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as well. In 1940 a book entitled ''Izabrani članci Antuna Fabrisa'' (Selected articles by Antun Fabris) was published by Henrik Barić.

Biography

Legacy

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