Andrej Sládkovič
Andrej Sládkovič was a Slovak poet, critic, publicist and translator.Life
He was born to the teacher's family in Krupina. He studied at his home town, in Peretvönyi, later attended gymnasium in Krupina and Evangelical lyceums in Banská Štiavnica and Pressburg and finally studied theology at the University of Halle. He became subsequently a pastor in Hrochoť and from 1856 until his death in Radvaň nad Hronom. He was a member of the Štúr's group and was also one of the founders of the Matica slovenská.Works
- Sôvety
- Marína
- Zaspievam pieseň o slobodnej vlasti
- Nehaňte ľud môj
- Detvan
- Milica
- Svätomartiniáda
- Pamiatka na deň 4. augusta
- Hojže, Bože, jak to bolí, keď sa junač roztratí
- Lipa cyrilo-metodejská
- Gróf Mikuláš Šubić Zrínsky na Sihoti
Sládkovič also translated works from German, Russian and French.