Josip Juraj Strossmayer

Josip Juraj Strossmayer
Josip Juraj Strossmayer by Josip Franjo Mücke (1871)
Born(1815-02-04)4 February 1815
Died8 April 1905(1905-04-08) (aged 90)
Resting placeĐakovo Cathedral, Đakovo, Croatia
45°18′27.9″N 18°24′39″E / 45.307750°N 18.41083°E / 45.307750; 18.41083 (Grave of Josip Strossmayer)
Other namesJoseph Georg Strossmayer
Alma materUniversity of Vienna
Occupation(s)Bishop, politician, professor
Years active1838–1905
Known forFounder of Yugoslav Academy of Sciences and Arts
Political partyPeople's Party (until 1880)
Independent People's Party (1880–1905)
MovementIllyrian Movement
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Josip Juraj Strossmayer, also Štrosmajer (pronounced [jǒsip jûraj ʃtrǒsmajer]; German: Joseph Georg Strossmayer;[1] 4 February 1815 – 8 April 1905) was a Croatian prelate of the Catholic Church, politician and benefactor.[2] Between 1849 and his death, se served as the Bishop of Bosnia (Đakovo) and Syrmia. He was one of the key founders of the Yugoslav Academy of Sciences and Arts (today named Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts) and the Gallery of Old Masters in Zagreb.

  1. ^ Arthur J. May, The Hapsburg Monarchy, 1867–1914 (New York: W. W. Norton, 1968), 73. Contemporaries spelled the name "Straussmeyer".
  2. ^ Klemens Löffler (1912). "Catholic Encyclopedia: Joseph Georg Strossmayer". The Catholic Encyclopedia Vol. 14. Robert Appleton Company, New York. Retrieved 2010-04-18.

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