Jozef Ignác Bajza

Jozef Ignác Bajza
Born	5 March 1755(1755-03-05) Predmier, Kingdom of Hungary, Habsburg Monarchy (now Slovakia)
Died	1 December 1836(1836-12-01) (aged 81) Bratislava, Habsburg Monarchy (now Slovakia)
Known for	wrote the first novel in Slovak
Religion	Roman Catholic

Jozef Ignác Bajza (* 5 March 1755 in Predmier, Kingdom of Hungary † 1 December 1836 in Bratislava) was a Slovak writer, satirist and Catholic priest.

He is best known for his novel René mláďenca príhodi a skúsenosťi (original, modern spelling René mládenca príhody a skúsenosti), which was the first novel written in Slovak language. He is buried in the St. Martin's Cathedral in Bratislava.

Works

• 1782

Rozličných veršuv knižka prvňa (unpublished)

• 1784

René mláďenca príhodi a skúsenosťi (first part)

• 1785

René mláďenca príhodi a skúsenosťi (second part, unpublished)

• 1789

Anti-Fándly (work written against Juraj Fándly)

• 1789–1796

Kresťánské katolícké náboženstvo... ďíl 1.–5. (five volumes)

• 1794

Slovenské dvojnásobné epigrammata, jednako-konco-hlasné a zvuko-mírne

• 1794

Slovenské dvojnásobné epigrammata. Druhá knižka obsahujícá zvuko-mírné

• 1795

Veselé účinki, a rečeňí, které k stráveňu trúchľivích hoďín zebral a vidal… (book of anecdotes, satirical and humorous short stories)

• 1813

Prikladi ze svatého Písma starího a novího Zákona (second volume issued in 1820)

Persondata
Name	Bajza, Jozef Ignac
Alternative names
Short description	Slovak writer
Date of birth	5 March 1755
Place of birth	Predmier, Habsburg Monarchy (now Slovakia)
Date of death	1 December 1836
Place of death	Bratislava, Habsburg Monarchy