August Harambašić Explained

August Harambašić
Birth Date:14 July 1861
Birth Place:Donji Miholjac, Kingdom of Croatia, Austrian Empire
Death Place:Zagreb, Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia, Austria-Hungary
Nationality:Austro-Hungarian
Occupation:novelist, translator

August Harambašić (14 July 1861 – 16 July 1911) was a Croatian writer, poet, publisher, politician and translator.[1]

Born in Donji Miholjac, he studied law in Vienna and Zagreb. Politically, he followed the sharp line of Ante Starčević's Croatian Party of Rights, which landed him in jail several times. He was a representative in the Sabor from 1901. He was an editor and reporter for various periodicals. He died in Zagreb.

Harambašić translated various books of famous authors into Croatian.

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Notes and References

  1. Encyclopedia: HARAMBAŠIĆ, August (Gustav). Croatian Biographical Lexicon. Miroslav Krleža Institute of Lexicography. hr. 4 October 2019.