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Atanasije Dimitrijević Sekereš
Atanasije Dimitrijević Sekereš ( sr-Cyrl, Атанасије Димитријевић Секереш) or Athanasius Demetrovich Szekeres (18 January 1738, in Győr, today's Hungary – 30 April 1794, in Vienna, Austria) was a Serbian jurist, writer, and first Serbian Orthodox priest and later Uniate cleric, and Imperial-Royal Illyrian Court Deputation Councilor and censor of all Serbian, Romanian, Greek and Armenian books printed in the Habsburg monarchy. A proponent of enlightened absolutism, he held the office of censor of the Illyrian Deputation for two decades and was responsible for printing and reprinting hundreds of books during the reigns of Maria Theresa, Joseph II, Leopold II, and Francis II. Biography He was born in Györ on the 18 of January 1738 and baptized in the Serbian Orthodox Church. His father, a small peasant-farmer, died when Atanasije was in his teens. He was brought up to farm work, but he cultivated all his leisure in reading, and when he was seventeen ent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Győr
Győr ( , ; ; names of European cities in different languages: E-H#G, names in other languages) is the main city of northwest Hungary, the capital of Győr-Moson-Sopron County and Western Transdanubia, Western Transdanubia region, and – halfway between Budapest and Vienna – situated on one of the important roads of Central Europe. It is the sixth largest city in Hungary, and one of its seven main regional centres. The city has City with county rights, county rights. History The area along the Danube River has been inhabited by varying cultures since ancient times. The first large settlement dates back to the 5th century BCE; the inhabitants were Celts. They called the town ''Ara Bona'' "Good altar", later contracted to ''Arrabona'', a name which was used until the eighth century. Its shortened form is still used as the German (''Raab'') and Slovak (''Ráb'') names of the city. Roman merchants moved to Arrabona during the 1st century BCE. Around 10 CE, the Roman army occupied ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Compatriot
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Stefan Von Novaković
Stefan von Novaković (Osijek, Habsburg monarchy, c. 1740 – Osijek, Habsburg Monarchy, 1826) was a Serbian writer and publisher of Serbian books in Vienna and patron of Serbian literature. Biography Novaković, a well-educated lawyer who lived and worked in Sremski Karlovci, was a court secretary to Metropolitan Mojsije Putnik before becoming a court agent, nominated by the Emperor to the highest organ of the Hungarian administration, the Hungarian Court Chancellery in Vienna. He was ennobled in 1791. In 1770, in response to repeated requests by Metropolitan Stevan Stratimirović of Sremski Karlovci for a Serbian printing press, authorities finally granted monopoly rights for printing of Serbian/Cyrillic books to a Viennese printer, Josef von Kurzböck. When Kurzböck died, von Novaković, at the instigation of Metropolitan Stefan (Stratimirović), bought from Kurzböck's widow Katharina the entire estate, including the former Serbian court printing house, the monopoly rights a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avram Mrazović
Avram Mrazović (Serbian: Аврам Мразовић; Sombor, Habsburg monarchy, 12 March 1756 – Sombor, 20 February 1826) was a Serbian writer, translator, pedagogue, aristocrat and Senator of the Free Royal City of Sombor, part of the Military Frontier of the Austrian Empire. He was the first to institutionalize a modern teacher training program in 1778 which eventually became a teachers' college in Sombor. Biography Avram Mrazović was the son of Reverend and Mr. Georgije Mrazović, parish priest of the Serbian Orthodox Church of Saint John the Baptist in Sombor. Mrazović is known in literary annals as a Serbian education reformer who lived and worked in the Habsburg Empire in Serb and Romanian territories of today's Serbian Vojvodina and Romanian Banat at the same time as Teodor Janković Mirijevski and Stefan Vujanovski. He is the first director of the Serb National Primary School Commission after being named to the post by his mentor, Teodor Janković-Mirijevski. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jovan Rajić
Jovan Rajić ( sr-cyr, Јован Рајић; September 21, 1726 – December 22, 1801) was a Serbian writer, historian, theologian, and pedagogue, considered one of the greatest Serbian academics of the 18th century. He was one of the most notable representatives of Serbian Baroque literature along with Zaharije Orfelin, Pavle Julinac, Vasilije III Petrović-Njegoš, Simeon Končarević, Simeon Piščević, and others (although he worked in the first half of 18th century, as Baroque trends in Serbian literature emerged in the late 17th century). Rajić was the forerunner to modern Serbian historiography, and has been compared to the importance of Nikolay Karamzin to Russian historiography. Notable works *''Pesni različnina gospodskih prazniki'' (Vienna, 1790) *''Kant o vospominaniju smrti'', cantata *''Boj zmaja s orlovi'', (''The Battle between Dragon and Eagles'') epic poem *''Istorija raznih slovenskih narodov, najpače Bolgar, Horvatov i Serbov'' (''The History of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kyiv
Kyiv, also Kiev, is the capital and most populous List of cities in Ukraine, city of Ukraine. Located in the north-central part of the country, it straddles both sides of the Dnieper, Dnieper River. As of 1 January 2022, its population was 2,952,301, making Kyiv the List of European cities by population within city limits, seventh-most populous city in Europe. Kyiv is an important industrial, scientific, educational, and cultural center. It is home to many High tech, high-tech industries, higher education institutions, and historical landmarks. The city has an extensive system of Transport in Kyiv, public transport and infrastructure, including the Kyiv Metro. The city's name is said to derive from the name of Kyi, one of its four legendary founders. During History of Kyiv, its history, Kyiv, one of the oldest cities in Eastern Europe, passed through several stages of prominence and obscurity. The city probably existed as a commercial center as early as the 5th century. A Slav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
