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Eustahija Arsić
Eustahija Arsić ( sr-cyr, Еустахија Арсић; 14 March 1776, in Irig, Serbia, Irig – 17 February 1843, in Arad, Romania, Arad) was a Serbian writer, translator, and salonist. She was the first female member of Matica srpska and contributor to its periodical ''Letopis''. She also promoted the works of Serbian and Romanian writers, including Dositej Obradović, Joakim Vujić and Vuk Karadžić. Biography Eustahija Arsić was born in 1776 to the Serbian Cincić family in Irig, Serbia, Irig, then part of the southern Hungary (Habsburg monarchy, Habsburg Empire). She had an excellent education and learned to speak several languages, Hungarian language, Hungarian, German language, German, Romanian language, Romanian, Church Slavonic, Italian language, Italian, Latin, and some English. Her personal life was an unhappy one, being married and widowed three times. As a young woman, she was married to Mr. Lacković, a merchant in Koprivnica, Croatia. Her second husband was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latin
Latin ( or ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic languages, Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally spoken by the Latins (Italic tribe), Latins in Latium (now known as Lazio), the lower Tiber area around Rome, Italy. Through the expansion of the Roman Republic, it became the dominant language in the Italian Peninsula and subsequently throughout the Roman Empire. It has greatly influenced many languages, Latin influence in English, including English, having contributed List of Latin words with English derivatives, many words to the English lexicon, particularly after the Christianity in Anglo-Saxon England, Christianization of the Anglo-Saxons and the Norman Conquest. Latin Root (linguistics), roots appear frequently in the technical vocabulary used by fields such as theology, List of Latin and Greek words commonly used in systematic names, the sciences, List of medical roots, suffixes and prefixes, medicine, and List of Latin legal terms ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1776 Births
Events January–February * January 1 – American Revolutionary War – Burning of Norfolk: The town of Norfolk, Virginia is destroyed, by the combined actions of the Kingdom of Great Britain, British Royal Navy and occupying Patriot (American Revolution), Patriot forces. * January 10 – American Revolution – Thomas Paine publishes his pamphlet ''Common Sense (pamphlet), Common Sense'', arguing for independence from British rule in the Thirteen Colonies. * January 20 – American Revolution – South Carolina Loyalist (American Revolution), Loyalists led by Robert Cunningham sign a petition from prison, agreeing to all demands for peace by the formed state government of South Carolina. * January 24 – American Revolution – Henry Knox arrives at Cambridge, Massachusetts, with the Noble train of artillery, artillery that he has transported from Fort Ticonderoga. * February 17 – Edward Gibbon publishes the first volume of ''The Hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uroš Stefan Nestorović
__NOTOC__ Uroš ( sr-Cyrl, Урош) is a South Slavic masculine given name used primarily by Slovenes and Serbs. This noun has been interpreted as "lords", because it usually appears in conjunction with ''velmõžie'' () "magnates", as in the phrase "magnates and lords". The noun was probably borrowed from the Hungarian word ''úr'', "master" or "lord". The suffix ''-oš'' in ''uroš'' is found in a number of Slavic given or last names, particularly those of the Croats, Serbs, Czechs, and Poles. The name may refer to: * Several kings and tsars called ''Stefan Uroš'' * Grand Prince Uroš I (1112-1145) * Grand Prince Uroš II Prvoslav (1145–1162) * Uroš Golubović, footballer * Uroš Spajić, footballer * Uroš Stamatović, footballer * Uroš Slokar, basketballer * Uroš Tripković, basketballer * Uroš Predić, painter * Uroš Knežević, painter * Uroš Đurić, painter and actor * Uroš Lajovic, conductor * Uroš Dojčinović, guitarist * Uroš Umek, Slovene DJ * Uro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Draga Dejanović
Draga Dejanović (Kanjiža, 18 August 1840 – Bečej, 26 June 1871) was an ethnic Serbian poet who lived in Austria-Hungary. Besides Milica Stojadinović-Srpkinja, she is considered one of the first Serbian feminists of the modern era. She has been called "the first Serbian suffragette" by the literary critic Jovan Skerlić in his assessment of her place in Serbian culture. Biography Draga Dimitrijević was born on 18 August 1840 at Stara Kanjiza in the Austrian Empire (now in Serbia). Her parents were Zivojin and Sofija Dimitrijević. Her father was a well-to-do lawyer who sent Draga to a Serbian grammar school in her native town and, later, to the Vincikov Institute in Timișoara (today in Romania).name="dictionary" Due to her poor eyesight, her education was interrupted. Together with her family, she moved from Stara Kanjiza to Bečej, where she met and married a young schoolmaster Mihailo Dejanović against her father's wishes. Soon afterward, she resumed her education in Pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milica Stojadinović-Srpkinja
Milica Stojadinovic-Srpkinja ( sr-cyr, Милица Стојадиновић Српкиња, ) (1828–1878) was a Serbian poet, sometimes called "the greatest female Serbian poet of the 19th century". Life and work Raised in the family of the priest Vasilije Stojadinović, she was among rare Serbian women in the early 19th century who could read and write both in Serbian and German languages. She started writing at a very young age and published her first poem ''Mladi Srbin'' (''The Young Serb'') in ''Srbski narodni list'' (''Serbian National Journal'') in 1845. Her first book of poems was published in 1850. Written in 1854, her journal ''U Fruškoj gori'' (''In Fruška Gora'') represents a unique collection of fairy tales, beliefs, sayings, and customs. The peak of her public activity was going to Vienna in 1850 at the invitation of Vuk Karadžić, who used her materials for his work. Career As her fame spread beyond the confines of Serbs in Vojvodina, Serbian culture of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
