France Prešeren
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Summary
France Prešeren was born on December 3, 1800[1], in Vrba[2]. He died on February 8, 1849[3], in Kranj[4]. He worked as a poet[5], lawyer[6], poet lawyer[7], writer[8], and librettist[9]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,247 views/month, #7,221 of 1,000,298).[10]
Key Facts
- Place of burial: Kranj[11]
- Child: Ernestina Jelovšek[12]
- Country of citizenship: Austrian Empire[13], Illyrian Provinces[14], Habsburg monarchy[15]
- Native language: Slovene[16]
- Ethnic group: Slovenes[17]
- Educated at: University of Vienna[18]
- Notable work: Baptism on the Savica[19], Poems of Dr. France Prešeren[20]
- Influenced by: Virgil[21], Friedrich Schlegel[22], Friedrich Schiller[23], Johann Wolfgang von Goethe[24], Luís de Camões[25], Adam Mickiewicz[26]
- Sex or gender: male[27]
- Movement: Romanticism[28]
- Commons category: France Prešeren[29]
- Unmarried partner: Ana Jelovšek[30]
- Cause of death: liver cirrhosis[31]
- Family name: Prešeren[32]
- Given name: France[33]
- Significant event: meeting[34]
- Topic's main category: Category:France Prešeren[35]
- Commons gallery: France Prešeren[36]
- Relative: Anton Vovk[37]
- Manner of death: natural causes[38]
- Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978)[39], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[40], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[41], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[42], Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich[43], Slovník naučný[44]
- Languages spoken, written or signed: Slovene[45], German[46]
- Commons Creator page: France Prešeren[47]
- Birth name: Franc Ksaver Prešeren[48]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for France Prešeren include Prešeren Square[49], a square[50], in Slovenia[51]; Prešeren Award[52], an art prize[53], in Slovenia[54], founded in 1946[55]; and Prešeren Award for Students[56], an award[57], in Slovenia[58].
Why It Matters
France Prešeren has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[59] He is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[60]
Works attributed to him include Zdravljica[61], a literary work[62]; Baptism on the Savica[63], a long poem[64]; Wreath of Sonnets[65], a sonnet sequence[66]; The Carniolan Bee[67], a literary work[68]; and Kam?[69], a literary work[70]. Entities named for him include Prešeren Square[49], a square[50], in Slovenia[51]; Prešeren Award[52], an art prize[53], in Slovenia[54], founded in 1946[55]; and Prešeren Award for Students[56], an award[57], in Slovenia[58].
FAQs
Where was France Prešeren born?
France Prešeren was born in Vrba[2].
Where did France Prešeren die?
France Prešeren passed away in Kranj[4].
What did France Prešeren do for work?
France Prešeren worked as a poet[5], lawyer[6], poet lawyer[7], writer[8], and librettist[9].
Where did France Prešeren go to school?
France Prešeren was educated at University of Vienna[18].