WRITER

Josip Jurčič

1844 - 1881

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Josip Jurčič (4 March 1844 – 3 May 1881) was a Slovene writer and journalist. He was born in Muljava, Austrian Empire (now part of the municipality of Ivančna Gorica, Slovenia) and baptized Josephus Jurshizh. He died from tuberculosis in Ljubljana. Jurčič followed the literary program proposed by Fran Levstik and was one of the most influential Slovene romantic realists. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Josip Jurčič is the 5,626th most popular writer (down from 5,622nd in 2019), the 113th most popular biography from Slovenia (down from 107th in 2019) and the 20th most popular Slovene Writer.

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Among writers, Josip Jurčič ranks 5,626 out of 7,302. Before him are Kenneth Copeland, Martin Litchfield West, Jean-Jacques Schuhl, Stephen Leacock, Blas de Otero, and Steven Pressfield. After him are Sarah Fuller Flower Adams, Elvira Lindo, Sándor Kisfaludy, Olivier Rolin, Kazimierz Brodziński, and Josipina Turnograjska.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1844, Josip Jurčič ranks 109. Before him are Simon Gregorčič, Juan Idiarte Borda, Edward Carpenter, Mary Katharine Brandegee, Lorenzo Latorre, and Miguel Ángel Juárez Celman. After him are Joan Röell, Amalie Materna, Sarah Winnemucca, Adolphus Greely, Charlotte Despard, and William Forsell Kirby. Among people deceased in 1881, Josip Jurčič ranks 83. Before him are Isaac Israel Hayes, Samuel Palmer, Kolyu Ficheto, Maurice Raynaud, Johann Ludwig Krapf, and Alexandru G. Golescu. After him are James Collinson, Franz von Dingelstedt, John C. Pemberton, Thomas François Burgers, and Sidney Lanier.

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In Slovenia

Among people born in Slovenia, Josip Jurčič ranks 113 out of 340. Before him are Aloysius Ambrozic (1930), Giovanni Delise (1907), Zofka Kveder (1878), Albin Planinc (1944), Dimitrij Rupel (1946), and Maksimilijan Mihelčič (1905). After him are Josipina Turnograjska (1833), Fran Saleški Finžgar (1871), Rasho Nesterović (1976), Zdenko Verdenik (1949), Martin Strel (1954), and Jure Franko (1962).

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Among WRITERS In Slovenia

Among writers born in Slovenia, Josip Jurčič ranks 20. Before him are Count Anton Alexander von Auersperg (1806), Fran Levstik (1831), Anton Aškerc (1856), Constantin von Wurzbach (1818), Luiza Pesjak (1828), and Zofka Kveder (1878). After him are Josipina Turnograjska (1833), Fran Saleški Finžgar (1871), Ivan Tavčar (1851), Kristina Brenk (1911), Svetlana Makarovič (1939), and Aleš Debeljak (1961).

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