Jozef Gregor-Tajovský Explained

Jozef Gregor-Tajovský
Birth Name:Jozef Alojz Gregor
Birth Date:1874 10, df=yes
Birth Place:Tajov, Austria-Hungary
Death Place:Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
Language:Slovak
Period:Realism
Spouse:Hana Gregorová
Children:Dagmar Prášilová

Jozef Gregor, better known as Jozef Gregor-Tajovský (18 November 1874 – 20 May 1940), was a Slovak novelist, playwright, poet, teacher, and politician.[1] [2] As a novelist, he is considered to be a leading figure of the second wave of Slovak literary realism and as a playwright, he is the founder of Slovak realistic drama. His plays are still part of the core repertoire of Slovak professional theatres, including the Slovak National Theatre, as well as various other domestic and foreign stages.

Biography

Early life and studies

Gregor was born Jozef Alojz Gregor on 18 October 1874 in the central Slovak village of Tajov (at the time part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire), close to the Kremnica Mountains, the oldest child in a large family. His father was František Alojz Gregor (1849–1922)[3] and his mother Anna Gregorová (nee Grešková, 1853–1925). Tajovský had six brothers and two sisters. One of his brothers, Eduard (1896–1954), became famous as a woodcarver, and several of his pieces are exhibited in the Jozef Gregor-Tajovský memorial house in Tajov.

Gregor attended grade school in Tajov and later went to Banská Bystrica in order to continue his studies. He attended the teacher training institute in Kláštor pod Znievom from 1889 until 1893, and finally studied business in Prague from 1898 until 1900.

Teaching, military service, and later life

Between 1893 and 1904, Gregor worked as a teacher in Banská Bystrica, Horná Lehota, Brezno District, Kolárovice, Dohňany, Lopej, Pohorelá, and Podlavice. During his later studies in Prague, he became a member of the Detvan academic association, which served as an introduction for him to Czech realists of the time.[4] After graduating from business school, he joined the Rural People's Bank, later the Tatra Bank, but also worked at Ľudové noviny. In 1907, he married Hana Lilgová[5] in Nădlac, Romania.

In 1912, Gregor became secretary of the Slovak National Party in Martin and in 1915, during World War I, he served as the editor of the Slovak Národný hlásnik. In the same year, he was drafted into the army and sent to the Russian front. In 1916, Gregor's wife Hana gave birth to their daughter, Dagmar. In Babruysk in 1917, Gregor joined the Czechoslovak Legion, while working as the editor of Československé Hlasy in Kyiv. He returned to Slovakia in 1920, after the war. After a short stay in Martin, he settled in Bratislava, where he was the head of the legion office. He retired in 1925.Gregor died in Bratislava in 1940, and was buried in his hometown of Tajov. In 1992, he was posthumously awarded the Order of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk.[6]

Writing

Most of Gregor's stories, initially disseminated through magazines and periodicals, and later collected in various volumes (e.g., Z dedini, Besednice, Smutné nôty), were centred on rural subjects. He often wrote about alcoholism, Magyarization, freedom and political autonomy, family, and social relations.

His work in the theatrical field (e.g., "Ženský zákon", "Nový život", "Statky-zmätky", "V službe", "Hriech", "Tma", "Smrť Ďurka Langsfelda", "Jej prvý román") often also hinged on descriptions of rural environments.[7]

Legacy

Selected works

Writing

Plays

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jozef Gregor Tajovský . osobnosti.sk . 24 April 2021 . sk.
  2. Web site: Jozef Gregor Tajovský . zlatyfond.sme.sk . 24 April 2021 . sk.
  3. Web site: História a súčasnosť obce . tajov.sk . 24 April 2021 . sk . Past and Present of the Village.
  4. Book: Encyklopédia Slovenska T – Ž . Tajovský, vl. m. Jozef Gregor . VEDA . 23–24 . 1983 .
  5. Web site: Hana Gregorová . osobnosti.sk . 24 April 2021 . sk.
  6. Web site: List of Honoured . hrad.cz . 25 April 2021.
  7. Web site: Jozef Gregor Tajovský - životopis . jozefmurgas.sk . 25 April 2021 . sk . Jozef Gregor Tajovský – Biography.
  8. Web site: O Nás . djgt.sk . 24 April 2021 . sk . About Us.
  9. Web site: História školy . gjgt.sk . 24 April 2021 . sk . History of the School.

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