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Safvet-beg Bašagić

1870 - 1934

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Dr. Safvet-beg Bašagić (6 May 1870 – 9 April 1934), also known as Mirza Safvet, was a Bosnian-Herzegovinian and Croatian writer. Described by historians as the "father of Bosnian Renaissance", he was one of the most renowned poets of Bosnia and Herzegovina at the turn of the 20th century. Bašagić co-founded the political journal Behar and founded the cultural society Gajret. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Safvet-beg Bašagić is the 3,960th most popular writer (down from 3,569th in 2019), the 131st most popular biography from Bosnia and Herzegovina (down from 121st in 2019) and the 13th most popular Bosnian, Herzegovinian Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Safvet-beg Bašagić ranks 3,960 out of 7,302. Before him are Jorge Isaacs, Ivo Vojnović, Alejandro Casona, Wilferd Madelung, Ma Duanlin, and Zofia Nałkowska. After him are Ramiro de Maeztu, Dževad Karahasan, Elizabeth Strout, Leopold Andrian, U. R. Ananthamurthy, and Otto Ludwig.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1870, Safvet-beg Bašagić ranks 111. Before him are Albert Sechehaye, Helmer Hanssen, Magnus Enckell, Albert Meyer, Dadasaheb Phalke, and Henri Jaspar. After him are John Isaac Briquet, Max Berg, Louis Bachelier, Emil Młynarski, Amado Nervo, and Hans Baluschek. Among people deceased in 1934, Safvet-beg Bašagić ranks 104. Before him are Nathaniel Lord Britton, Ivy Lee, Giovanni Brunero, Kim Sowol, Hermann Kusmanek von Burgneustädten, and Aboul-Qacem Echebbi. After him are Franz Ehrle, William Donne, Pyotr Chardynin, Georgi Todorov, Broncia Koller-Pinell, and N. E. Brown.

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In Bosnia and Herzegovina

Among people born in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Safvet-beg Bašagić ranks 131 out of 375. Before him are Ljiljana Petrović (1939), Milan Jelić (1956), Faruk Hadžibegić (1957), Tinka Kurti (1932), Abaz Arslanagić (1944), and Semka Sokolović-Bertok (1935). After him are Dževad Karahasan (1953), Blaž Slišković (1959), Seid Memić Vajta (1950), Guido del Mestri (1911), Tomislav Knez (1938), and Ilija Pantelić (1942).

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Among WRITERS In Bosnia and Herzegovina

Among writers born in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Safvet-beg Bašagić ranks 13. Before him are Mak Dizdar (1917), Abdulah Sidran (1944), Predrag Matvejević (1932), Isak Samokovlija (1889), Filip Višnjić (1767), and Staka Skenderova (1828). After him are Dževad Karahasan (1953), Nísia Floresta (1810), Miljenko Jergović (1966), Umihana Čuvidina (1794), Semir Osmanagić (1960), and Aleksandar Hemon (1964).

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