Jozef Miloslav Hurban

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Jozef Miloslav Hurban
Jozef Miloslav Hurban
Born	(1817-03-19)19 March 1817 Beckov, Kingdom of Hungary, Austrian Empire (now Slovakia)
Died	21 February 1886(1886-02-21) (aged 68) Hlboké, Kingdom of Hungary, Austria-Hungary (now Slovakia)
Residence	Slovakia

Hurban's memorial in Žilina

Jozef Miloslav Hurban (19 March 1817 in Beckov, Kingdom of Hungary, Austrian Empire, now Slovakia - 21 February 1886 in Hlboké, Kingdom of Hungary, Austria-Hungary, now Slovakia), pseudonyms Slavomil F. Kořennatý, Ľudovít Pavlovič, M. z Bohuslavíc, M. Selovský, was a leader of the Slovak National Council and the Slovak Uprising in 1848/1849, a Slovak writer, journalist, politician, organizer of Slovak cultural life and a Protestant priest. He first supported Ján Kollár, but later turned to Ľudovít Štúr.

The city of Hurbanovo in southern Slovakia and asteroid 3730 Hurban are named after him.

External links

Jozef Miloslav Hurban at osobnosti.sk (in Slovak)

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 27087145 LCCN: n50029718 ISNI: 0000 0001 0881 5843 GND: 119552639 BNF: cb12060511q NKC: jn20000603074

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Name	Hurban, Jozef Miloslav
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Date of birth	19 March 1817
Place of birth	Beckov, Slovakia, then Austrian Empire
Date of death	21 February 1886
Place of death	Hlboké, Slovakia

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