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Rikard Jorgovanić (born Rikard Flieder, 11 April 1853 – 24 October 1880) was a Croatian writer, editor, and poet. The son of a Bohemian-born parent of German ethnicity, his Croatianized last name was
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d after German ''Flieder''. He enrolled in the public school of
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, and later continued his education in Zagreb. His poetical verses are characterized by intrigue and
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. While he is known as the first writer of
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in Croatia, his work also differs from the usual nationalistic ideology of the time.


Work

List of works done during his life as a writer:Matica Hrvatska – izabrana djela Jorgovanić.
/ref> * ''On the Threshold'' () * ''Holy Winged One'' () * ''Night'' () * ''In Silent Sleeping Night'' () * ''Children of the Mill'' () * ''Dada'' () * ''Love on the Catafalque'' () * ''A Wife and A Lover'' ()


References

1853 births 1880 deaths Croatian male poets Croatian people of German descent Poets from Austria-Hungary 19th-century Croatian poets 19th-century Croatian male writers {{Croatia-writer-stub