Svetozár Miloslav Hurban (16January 184717August 1916), pen name Svetozár Hurban-Vajanský, was a Slovak poet,

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and nationalist

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who was twice imprisoned. Born in Hlboké, he was the son of

Jozef Miloslav Hurban Jozef Miloslav Hurban (; pseudonyms ''Slavomil F. Kořennatý, Ľudovít Pavlovič, M. z Bohuslavíc, M. Selovský'', 19 March 1817 – 21 February 1888) was a leader of the Slovak National Council (1848-1849), Slovak National Council and the ...

.''Illustrated Slovak History: A Struggle for Sovereignty in Anton Špiesz'', Ladislaus J. Bolchazy. 2006. Page 150. "Another leading figure of the Slovak Movement in the 1870s and 1880s was Svetozar Hurban Vajansky, the son of Jozef Miloslav, who was not only a prolific poet and author, but a publicist and ideologist of the Slovak struggle at the turn of the ... He died in

Martin, Slovakia Martin (; until 1951 ''Turčiansky Svätý Martin'', , German: ''Turz-Sankt Martin'', Latin: ''Sanctus Martinus / Martinopolis'') is a city in northern Slovakia, situated on the Turiec river, between the Malá Fatra and Veľká Fatra mountains ...

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