France Preseren
France Prešeren (December 3, 1800 - February 8, 1849) was a Slovene poet.
France Pre?erenA portrait by Jan Hanzl, 1940
Prešeren was born in the village Vrba, Slovenia.
In the past and still today Prešeren was and is considered the first and leading poet of Slovene poetry, acclaimed not only nationally or regionally, but also according to the standards of the developed European literature. Prešeren was one of the best European romanticists.
Prešeren's poem Zdravljica (A Toast) is the Slovene national anthem since 1991.
He died on February 8, 1849 in Kranj, Slovenia. The 8th of February, Prešeren's day, is now a national Slovene Cultural Holiday. Prešeren appears on the Slovenian 1000 tolar banknote.
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