Ivan Lovrić (; in

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– 1777 in Sinj), also known as Giovanni Lovrich, was a Croatian writer, ethnographer, and medical student from the

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, best known for his work ''Observations on 'Travels in Dalmatia' of Abbot Alberto Fortis''.

Biography

Born in

to a relatively wealthy Croatian merchant family, Lovric studied linguistics in

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and then medicine in

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. His early death in 1777 was preceded by numerous works, most notably ''Osservazioni di Giovanni Lovrich sopra diversi pezzi del viaggio in Dalmazia del signor abbot Alberto Fortis coll'aggiunta della vita di Soçivizça'' ("Observations of Giovanni Lovrich van Lovrićon several pieces of the journey to Dalmatia of Mr. Abbot Alberto Fortis with the addition of the life of Soçivizça") (1776), including a history of the life of

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, and ''An Apologetic Letter by Ivan Lovrić to the distinguished Mr. Antonio Lorgna'' (1777).

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