Antun Sorkočević
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Antun Sorkočević (born 1775 in Dubrovnik - died 1841 in Paris) was a Croatian diplomat, writer, and composer.
He studied in Rome, and after 1806 led the Republic of Dubrovnik's diplomatic representation in Paris. He put forth the idea of creating a separate region comprising the Republic and Boka Kotorska under the Austrian Empire after French occupation of these lands. He became a member of the Académie Celtique in 1806 and later the Société des Antiquaries.
His writing is contained in his work Fragmenti o političkoj i književnoj povijesti stare Dubrovačke republike i o slavenskom jeziku. He also wrote five symphonies. In 1838 he translated Ivan Gundulić's Osman into French.
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