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4 unusual facts about Andrej Sládkovič


Andrej Sládkovič

He studied at his home town (1826–30), in Peretvönyi (1830–31), later attended gymnasium in Krupina and Evangelical lyceums in Banská Štiavnica (Selmecbánya) (1839–40) and Pressburg (Pozsony, present Bratislava) (1840–1842) and finally studied theology at the University of Halle (1843–44).

Andrej Sládkovič (born as Andrej Braxatoris, pseudonyms Andrej Braxatoris-Sládkovič, Andrej Sládkovič, Ondřej Krasislav Sládkovič, 30 March 1820, in Krupina (Korpona) – 20 April 1872, in Radvaň near Banská Bystrica) was a Slovak poet, critic, publicist and translator.

He became subsequently a pastor in Hrochoť (Horhát) (1847) and from 1856 until his death in Radvaň nad Hronom.

Radvaň, Banská Bystrica

Writer Andrej Sládkovič lived and worked in Radvaň from 1856 until his death in 1872.



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