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Nikola Andrić
Nikola Andrić (5 July 1867 – 7 April 1942) was a Croatian writer, philologist, and translator. Biography Andrić was born in Vukovar in 1867. After obtaining a degree in Romance studies, Romance and Slavic studies in Vienna and Paris, he received his PhD in 1897 in Vienna. At the invitation of Stjepan Miletić, he became a dramaturge at the Croatian National Theatre in Zagreb (1894–1898, 1901–1907). In 1898, together with Miletić he founded the Acting School, where he taught for many years. He was one of the founders and the first manager of the National Theatre in Osijek in 1907. In 1913, he started a popular publishing house ''Zabavna biblioteka'' ("Entertainment Library") and served as its editor-in-chief until his death. During that period, ''Zabavna biblioteka'' published more than 600 volumes of mostly translated novels, but also domestic fiction. It had a major role in shaping the taste of domestic readership. Andrić served as a president of the Croatian Writers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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3 (three) is a number, numeral (linguistics), numeral and numerical digit, digit. It is the natural number following 2 and preceding 4, and is the smallest odd prime number and the only prime preceding a square number. It has religious and cultural significance in many societies. Evolution of the Arabic digit The use of three lines to denote the number 3 occurred in many writing systems, including some (like Roman and Chinese numerals) that are still in use. That was also the original representation of 3 in the Brahmic numerals, Brahmic (Indian) numerical notation, its earliest forms aligned vertically. However, during the Gupta Empire the sign was modified by the addition of a curve on each line. The Nāgarī script rotated the lines clockwise, so they appeared horizontally, and ended each line with a short downward stroke on the right. In cursive script, the three strokes were eventually connected to form a glyph resembling a with an additional stroke at the bottom: ३. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
