Jakub Grajchman (25 July 1822 – 9 June 1897) was a Slovak poet, educator, dramatist, and romanticist.[1][2] He was also a Slovak nationalist.[3]
Jakub Grajchman | |
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 Portrait by Peter Michal Bohúň | |
| Born | Jakub Graichman July 25, 1822 Hybe, Austrian Empire (now Slovakia |
| Died | June 9, 1897 (aged 74) Hybe, Austria-Hungary (now Slovakia) |
| Occupation | Writer, educator |
| Language | Slovak, German |
| Education | University of Prešov |
Biography
editGrajchman was born Jakub Graichman on 25 July 1822 in Hybe, Austrian Empire (now Slovakia).[1][4] He would begin spelling Graichman Grajchman, the Slovak equivalent of his German surname, in later life in support of Ľudovít Štúr's standardization of the Slovak language.[4] As a child, he attended school in Kežmarok, Gemer, and Levoča and had Peter Michal Bohúň as a classmate.[1][5] He then studied Evangelical theory in Bratislava, Halle, and Berlin and attended University of Prešov, where he studied law.[6][1][7] He taught in Bratislava and Košice (1848) before moving to Liptovský Mikuláš, where he was a notary and a court assistant until 1854.[8] He was part of the revolutions across the Austrian Empire in 1848-1849.[9] He then worked as a court assistant in Dolný Kubín 1854-1859 before returning to Liptovský Mikuláš, where he became a courtroom advisor.[8] In 1867, he returned to his birthplace of Hybe to live out his last 11 years.[8] He also lived in Liptovský Hrádok for a period.[10]
He wrote many dramas, poems, articles, and plays in German and Slovak, sometimes using the "Štúrovo spirit of a national folk song."[1][3] He contributed to such journals and almanacs as Orol tatranský (Orol tatránski), Nitra (Nitra), Lipa (Lipa), Sokol, Minerva, Slovanský almanach, and Živena [9] Grajchman was not a popular writer during his lifetime.[citation needed] His works include Melancholický gavalier (play), Básnické spisy Jakuba Grajchmana (collection of poems), Ako to bolo? (love drama), Kto zaplatí nohavice? (comedy), Zakliaty tulipán (ballad), and Divná dáma (poem).[2][11][12][13] Though Grajchman wrote primarily for amateur theatres, Kto zaplatí nohavice? was made into a radio program and a TV performance was broadcast in 1987.[4][13]
Grajchman died on 9 June 1897 in Hybe, where he is buried.[14][1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f Miškovič, Ondrej (10 October 2020). "Grajchman Jakub" (in Slovak). ELRO Festival. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
- ^ a b "Melancholický gavalier" (in Slovak). Martinus. n.d. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
- ^ a b "Jakub Grajchman – národno-emancipačné úsilie" (in Slovak). Martinus. n.d. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
- ^ a b c Jároš, Michal. Jakub Grajchman – národno-emancipačné úsilie v kontexte života a tvorby slovenského národovca druhej polovice 19. storočia.
- ^ "Portrait of Jakub Grajchman" (in Slovak). Europeana. n.d. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
- ^ "Jakub Grajchman" (in Slovak). ABART. n.d. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
- ^ "Prešovská univerzita v Prešove" (in Slovak). Prešovská univerzita v Prešove. 17 November 2015. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
- ^ a b c "Jakub Grajchman" (in Slovak). ABART. n.d. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
- ^ a b "Výročia osobností a udalostí – JÚN 2017" (in Slovak). Literarny Tyzdennik. 2 June 2017. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
- ^ "Liptovský Hrádok - Kultúrne dedičstvo" (in Slovak). Slovensko. n.d. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
- ^ "Ako to bolo? (e-kniha)" (in Slovak). Gorila. n.d. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
- ^ "Kto zaplatí nohavice? (e-kniha)" (in Slovak). Gorila. n.d. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
- ^ a b Pácalová, Jana (2016). "JÁROŠ, Michal: JAKUB GRAJCHMAN. NÁRODNOEMANCIPAČNÉ ÚSILIE V KONTEXTE ŽIVOTA A TVORBY SLOVENSKÉHO NÁRODOVCA DRUHEJ POLOVICE 19. STOROČIA. Olomouc : Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci, 2016. 330 s." (PDF) (in Slovak). Slovak Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
- ^ "Hybe - cultural heritage" (in Slovak). Slovensko. n.d. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
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