FAMOUS PEOPLE OF SLOVENIA

Made by Tia Skok, Saša Kočar, Neža DolmovičJanuary 2014

France Prešeren

• The greatest Slovene poet• Born: 3. December 1800, Vrba• Died: 8. February 1849, Kranj• Wrote: Wreath of Sonnets, O, Vrba; Zdravljica (our national anthem),…• Job: lawyer, poet

He‘s on 2€ coin

Ivana Kobilica

• The most famous Slovene woman painter• When she was 16, she went to Vienna and decided to become

a painter• Born: 20. December 1861, Ljubljana• Died: 4. December 1926, Ljubljana

Self-portrait in whiteSummer

Primož Trubar

• Was the Protestant reformer• Born: 1508, Rašica• Died: 28. June 1586, Germany• Born as son of miller and keymaker• Wrote the 1st book, printed in slovene languages(Catechismus and abecedarium)

1st page of Catechismus

Jernej Kopitar

• Publicist • Worked in Vienna• He studied classical literature• Born: 21. August 1780• Died: 11. August 1844• Foreign langues he spoke: French, English, Italian • He was secretary and librarian of the mineralogical collections

Valentin Vodnik

• The 1st Slovene poet• Teacher, linguist, translator, journalist, archeologist, astronomer,Carniolan priest• Born: 3 February 1758• Died: 8 January 1819

Jurij Vega

• Baron, mathematician, physicist• Born: 23. March 1754, Zagorica pri Dolskem• Died: 26. September 1802• After him is called a crater on the moon• 1780 – got job in army and moved to Vienna

Žiga Zois

• Sigmund Zois Freiherr von Edelstein• Born: 23. November 1747 • Died: 10. November 1819• a carniolan nobleman, natural scientist, patron of arts

Oton Zupančič

• Born: 23. January 1878, Vinica• Died: 11 June 1949, Ljubljana• Slovene poet, translator, playwriter• Studied in Vienna• With Ivan Cankar, Josip Murn and Dragotin Kette he considered as the beginner of modernism in Slovene literature

Jože Plečnik

• Born: 23. January 1872, Ljubljana• Died: 7. January 1957, Ljubljana• Slovene architect• Designed: Triple bridge (Ljubljana), Slovene National and University Library building, parks, plazas etc. • Over the architecture he got Impressed when he saw the exhibition plans of Otto Wagner

Ivan Cankar

• Born: 10. May 1876• Died: 11. December 1918• Slovene writer, playwrighter, essayist, poet, political activist,…• With Oton Zupančič, Josip Murn and Dragotin Kette he considered as the beginner of modernism in Slovene literature

Jakob Petelin Gallus

• He was born on 3. July 1550• He died 18.7.1591 in Praha• He was late-Renaissance composer• He lived and worked in Moravia and Bohemia

Rudolf Maister

• He was born on 29. March• He lived in Kamnik(they celebrate 29. march)• In Maribor and in Kamnik is his monument• He was Slovene military officer, poet and political activist• The soldiers who fought under Maister's command in northern Slovenia became known as "Maister's fighters"

Janez Vajkard Valvazor

• He was born in Ljubljana in noble family from Italy• He was natural historian from Carniola• His best known work is Glory of the Duchy Carniola, published in 15 tomes, was together with his other writings until the late 19th century the main sources for older Slovenian history

Tina Maze

• most successful female ski racer

• World Cup alpine ski racer• two-time Olympic gold

medalist• Desciplines: super-G, giant

slalom, slalom, combined

Nika Kljun

• Professional hip hop dancer

• More than 30x world champion

• Works with famus singers,…

Peter Prevc

• born 20 September 1992• Slovenian ski jumper• won a silver and a bronze

medal at the 2014 Winter Olympics, a silver and a bronze at the 2013 Nordic World Ski Championships, a bronze at the 2014 Ski-Flying World Championships

Dejan Zavec

• Slovenian professional boxer• held the IBF Welterweight

Champion title from December 2009 until September 3, 2011, when he lost it to Andre Berto.

• only Slovenian boxer ever to hold a world boxing champion title

Dragič Brothers

• Slovenian professional basketball players• Goran born May 6, 1986 NBA position: shooting guard• Zoran born June 22, 1989 NBA shooting guard

Anže Kopitar

• The best slovenian hockey player

• Plays for Los Angeles Kings• His team won the Stanley

cup two times

Klemen Slakonja

• Slovenian entertainer, actor and television host

• He had two famous shows • He also makes parodies

of famous songs and covers

Siddharta

• Slovenian five-member rock band• The most popular and famous band in slovenia• The most famous song is 'Na Soncu', which

means 'On The Sun'

Sources:• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France_Pre%C5%A1eren• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2_euro_coin• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivana_Kobilica• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jernej_Kopitar• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valentin_Vodnik• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oton_%C5%BDupan%C4%8Di%C4%8D• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%BDiga_Zois• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivan_Cankar• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacobus_Gallus • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudolf_Maister

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