Antun Sorkočević (, ; 12 December 1775 – February 1841) was a

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and member of

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(''chevalier des odres de Saint Maurice et de Saint Lazare demeurant a Paris''). He was Medo Pucić's cousin, and a good friend of Marko Bruerović. He also held the position of Mayor of Dubrovnik during the French Empire. Sorkočević was born in

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. His father was Luka Sorkočević and mother, Paula Bonda (1743-1811). Like his father, he was a composer. Antun studied in

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, and after 1806 led the

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's diplomatic representation in Paris where he was the last ambassador of the Republic in

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, where he spent 35 years of his life. In Paris he wrote ''Postanak i propast Republike Dubrovačke'' (The Rise and Fall of the Republic of Dubrovnik) in which he proposed that Dubrovnik should join

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and

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to make it one nation. The pamphlet was banned in Austria. He also put forth the idea of creating a separate region comprising the Republic and Boka Kotorska under the

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after French occupation of these lands (

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). Antun first married Catterina Schneider in 1820 in Venice. His second wife was Paola Labbia from Venice. He had one daughter, Maria (b. 1812), whose mother remains unknown.B.Kovačević, ''Posljednji Dubravčanin'', st.90-91 Author of numerous publications, he became a member of ''Académie Celtique'' in 1806 and the ''Société des Antiquaires'' in 1828. Among other books he published such as ''Mémoire sur la langue et les moeurs des peuples slaves'', ''Fragments sur l'histoire et la littérature de la République de Raguse et sur la langue slave''. In 1838, he translated

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's ''Osman'' into French and became the author of the earliest

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s. He died in

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. His collection also contains abundant information relevant to the two composers' life and work (''Luka i Antun Sorkočević''). Antun wrote four symphonies and numerous pieces for

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*''Fragments sur l'histoire politique et littéraire de l'ancienne république de Raguse et sur la langue slave.'' Paris, 1839.

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