August Harambašić (14 July 1861 – 16 July 1911) was a
Croatian writer, poet, publisher, politician and translator.
Born in
Donji Miholjac
Donji Miholjac (, ), is a town in the Slavonia region of Croatia, on the river Drava and the border with Hungary.
Climate
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, he studied law in
Vienna
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and
Zagreb
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. Politically, he followed the sharp line of
Ante Starčević
Ante Starčević ( ; 23 May 1823 – 28 February 1896) was a Croatian politician and writer. His policies centered around Croatian state law, the integrity of Croatian lands, and the right of Croats, his people to self-determination. As an import ...
's
Croatian Party of Rights
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, which landed him in jail several times. He was a representative in the
Sabor
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from 1901. He was an editor and reporter for various periodicals. He died in
Zagreb
Zagreb ( ) is the capital (political), capital and List of cities and towns in Croatia#List of cities and towns, largest city of Croatia. It is in the Northern Croatia, north of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the ...
.
Harambašić translated various books of famous authors into
Croatian.
See also
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Lavoslav Vukelić
Lavoslav Vukelić (; 20 March 1840 — 26 March 1879) was a Croatian translator and poet.
Biography
Lavoslav Vukelić was born into the noble family Vukelić whose ancestors had long ago moved to Lika from Dalmatia with many others and conver ...
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1861 births
1911 deaths
Croatian nationalists
People from Donji Miholjac
Croatian writers
Representatives in the Croatian Parliament (1848–1918)
Party of Rights politicians
Writers from Austria-Hungary
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