Professional paper
The Role and Importance of Vjekoslav Babukić in the Illyrian Reading Room
Vesna Vlašić
orcid.org/0000-0003-1211-7882
Abstract
Vjekoslav Babukić the words of Stanko Vraza, Ilir most accurate among all the Illyrians, one of the most important personality great Illyrian era. Four years after the release of the Illyrian national newspaper founded Illyrian reading room that became the center of social life. Reading Room is slowly becoming a gathering place for like-minded, Illyrians and grew into a Nut Illyrian. At the head was Count Janko Draskovic, and his proposal was unanimously elected as secretary of the Reading Room is Vjekoslav Babukić. Served as the secretary for eight years. Movement was dedicated ourselves and had no private life. As secretary of the Reading Room has proven himself as an excellent bookseller who used his acquaintances from Leipzig, Prague, Pest, Vienna, etc., to sell books and thus spread the Illyrian idea. 1842. Mainstream becomes the Reading Room Committee, and printing jobs become Babukić scope of work. The first book that was printed Nut thanks Babukić is Gundulić Osman which he writes the foreword. It was a period when, under the auspices of the Reading Room is trying to establish a museum and Babukić as the Secretary had the task of keeping the old money and other items for the museum. Illyrian reading exceeds the space National home, thus rounds off its previous action, but the period Babuković Secretariat. This article will try based on articles published in the Illyrian National Gazette and Danica Illyrian point to a major role secretary Reading Room Vjekoslav Babukić and confirm its importance for the development of Nuts Illyrian.
Keywords
Nut Illyrian; Illyrian reading room; Illyrian National Gazette
Hrčak ID:
149506
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Publication date:
14.12.2015.
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