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Ivan Goran Kovačić

Ivan Goran Kovačić was a Yugoslav translator, journalist, poet, writer, literary critic and essayist (1913–1943). He was born in Lukovdol and died in Foča.

Also recorded as Goran

Ivan Goran Kovačić (1913-1943), Croatian poet

Enciklopedija Leksikografskog zavoda 3 (Helio-Lage), Jugoslavenski leksikografski zavod, Zagreb, 1967. · Public domain

Biography

Ivan Goran Kovačić was born on 21 March 1913.

Ivan Goran Kovačić died on 13 July 1943.

Ivan Goran Kovačić is recorded with the gender male.

Ivan Goran Kovačić is recorded as having studied at Karlovac Gymnasium.

Ivan Goran Kovačić is recorded with the occupation translator.

Occupation:2: Ivan Goran Kovačić is recorded with the occupation journalist.

Occupation:3: Ivan Goran Kovačić is recorded with the occupation poet.

Occupation:4: Ivan Goran Kovačić is recorded with the occupation writer.

Occupation:5: Ivan Goran Kovačić is recorded with the occupation literary critic.

Occupation:6: Ivan Goran Kovačić is recorded with the occupation essayist.

Ivan Goran Kovačić is recorded with the occupation literary critic. Recorded as translator, journalist, poet, writer and literary critic.

Ivan Goran Kovačić recituje svoju poeziju saborcima na Prenju, mart 1943.

Ivan Goran Kovačić recituje svoju poeziju saborcima na Prenju, mart 1943.

Vladimir Dedijer, Dnevnik, knjiga II (str. 81), Beograd 1945.

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  1. 1913

    Life

    Ivan Goran Kovačić was born on 21 March 1913.

  2. 1942

    The Pit (poem) is dated 1942.

  3. 1943

    Life

    Ivan Goran Kovačić died on 13 July 1943.

  4. 1948

    Institution

    Akademski zbor Ivan Goran Kovačić 1948-1983 (1983) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.

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  1. 1913

    Ivan Goran Kovačić was born on 21 March 1913.

  2. 1942

    The Pit (poem) is dated 1942.

  3. 1943

    Ivan Goran Kovačić died on 13 July 1943.

  4. 1948

    Akademski zbor Ivan Goran Kovačić 1948-1983 (1983) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.

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  • Ivan Goran Kovačić was born at Lukovdol.

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  • Ivan Goran Kovačić died at Foča.

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  • Lukovdol

    Birth place

  • Foča

    Death place

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    DataCite Commons, deposited research records naming “Ivan Goran Kovačić”

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    Digitalne kompetencije knjižničnih djelatnika Gradske knjižnice „Ivan Goran Kovačić“ Karlovac, Vjesnik bibliotekara Hrvatske, 2022

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    Kovačić, Ivan Goran, Kindlers Literatur Lexikon (KLL), 2020

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  4. 04

    Kovačić, Ivan Goran: Jama, Kindlers Literatur Lexikon (KLL), 2020

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  5. 05

    Kovačić, Ivan; Ps. Goran

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  6. 06

    Open Library author record for Ivan Goran Kovačić (Internet Archive), 6 catalogued works.

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    Open Library, catalogue records for “Ivan Goran Kovačić”

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    Reconstruction of the student dormitory Ivan Goran Kovačić in Osijek, Common Foundations 2018 - uniSTem: 6th Congress of Young Researchers in the Field of Civil Engineering and Related Sciences, 2018

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  9. 09

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q835790: Ivan Goran Kovačić

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  10. 10

    Directory of Open Access Journals lists 12 articles naming Ivan Goran Kovačić.

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  11. 11

    Internet Archive, 5 digitised items catalogued under Ivan Goran Kovačić as creator.

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  12. 12

    Semantic Scholar corpus, 8 publications naming Ivan Goran Kovačić.

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  13. 13

    VIAF cluster 68960256 for Ivan Goran Kovačić, aggregating national library name authorities.

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  14. 14

    “Ivan Goran Kovačić”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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He also worked under the name Goran. The authorities additionally record the heading Goran. His recorded language was Croatian.

  • Identity and origins

  • The Pit (poem)

    1942

  • Smrt u čizmama

  • Jame

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