Ivan Mažuranić (1814-1890) was a Croatian poet, linguist and politician—probably the most important figure in Croatia's cultural life in the mid-19th century. Mazuranic pic This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... 1814 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1890 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Mažuranić was born into a well-to-do yeomen family in northern coastal Croatia. He became a man of many abilities: he spoke 9 languages and was well versed in astronomy and athematics. Astronomy (Greek: αστρονομία = άστρον + νόμος, literally, law of the stars) is the science involving the observation and explanation of events occurring beyond the Earth and its atmosphere. ...

His realistic assessment of strengths and weaknesses of Croatia's position between the hammer of Austrian bureaucracy and the anvil of Hungarian expansionist nationalism served his country invaluably in times of political turmoil. Mažuranić is best remembered for the "triple accomplishment"—contributions in economics, linguistics, and poetry.

The picture of Ivan Mažuranić appears on the Croatian]] 100 kuna banknote. Kuna is the name of the currency used in Croatia. ... A £20 Ulster Bank banknote. ...

Politics and economy

Tribute to Mažuranić in Zagreb

In his tenure as Croatian ban, Mažuranić accomplished the transition from a semifeudal legal and economic system to a modern civil society similar to those emerging in other countries in central Europe. Download high resolution version (768x1024, 157 KB)monument erected for Ivan Mažuranić in the Zrinjevac park in Zagreb, picture taken by myself, licensed under GPL v2 File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Download high resolution version (768x1024, 157 KB)monument erected for Ivan Mažuranić in the Zrinjevac park in Zagreb, picture taken by myself, licensed under GPL v2 File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Zagreb (pronounced ZAH-greb) is the capital city of Croatia. ... Ban was a title used in some states in central and south-eastern Europe between the 9th century and the 20th century. ... Defining feudalism is difficult because there is no generally accepted agreement on what it means. ... Historical lands and provinces in Central Europe Central Europe is the region of Europe between Eastern Europe and Western Europe. ...

Linguistics

His linguistic work is remarkable for its enormous influence. Mažuranić's "German-Illyrian/Croatian Dictionary", 1842 (coauthored with Josip Užarević) is at the very heart of modern Croatian civilization, since in this 40,000-entry dictionary the principal author Mažuranić had coined words that have become commonplace in standard Croatian—for instance, Croatian words for bank accountancy, rhinoceros, or metropolis. He was more than "language-recorder". "Language-shaper" would be his better description. Broadly conceived, linguistics is the study of human language, and a linguist is someone who engages in this study. ... 1842 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...

Poetry

But, in his native land, Mažuranić is above all the beloved poet of Smrt Smail age Čengića—"Death of Smail aga Čengić", 1845. This epic poem, full of memorable verses have become embedded in the national memory of his people, who cherished it as the treasure of a "Homeric" wisdom praising such epic virtues as fortitude, fidelity and justice. 1845 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... In mathematics, see epic morphism. ... Memory is a property of the human mind: the ability to retain information. ... Bust of Homer in the British Museum For other uses, see Homer (disambiguation). ...

The tale is based on a minor incident in Bosnia and Herzegovina, when a petty local Muslim tyrant was killed, as an act of retaliation, in an ambush set by local Christian ruffians. Mažuranić's poetry transformed a rather prosaic act of tribal atavistic religious hatred into a hymn celebrating the struggle for freedom—acted out under the hostile forces of fatality.

Following in the steps of Croatian poets like Kačić and Ivan Gundulić (his chief national influence, whose main epic Osman Mažuranić completed), Mažuranić closed the era of Romanticism and of classic epic poetry in Croatian literature. Ivan Gundulić (Italian: Giovanni Gondola) (January 9, 1589 - December 8, 1638) is the most celebrated Croatian Baroque poet from Dubrovnik. ... Romanticism was an artistic and intellectual movement in the history of ideas; it originated in late 18th century Western Europe. ... The epic is a broadly defined genre of poetry, which retells in a continuous narrative the life and works of a heroic or mythological person or group of persons. ... Renaissance Marko Marulić Marin Držić Hanibal Lucić Dinko Zlatarić Petar Zoranić Baroque Ivan Gundulić Ivan Bunić Vučić Classicism and Sentimentalism Andrija Kačić Miošić Matija Antun Reljković Romanticism Ivan Mažuranić Stanko Vraz August Šenoa Realism Ante Kovačić Silvije Strahimir Kranjčević Ivana Brlić Mažuranić Modernism Antun Gustav Matoš Janko Polić Kamov The...