Urban Jarnik
Urban Jarnik (11 May 1784 – 11 June 1844) was a Carinthian Slovene priest, historian, poet, linguist, author and ethnographer. He was born in the lower Gail Valley in the Duchy of Carinthia. He served as a parish priest in several villages and towns throughout southern Carinthia, including Klagenfurt and Moosburg, which at the time still had a large Slovene-speaking population.
Urban Jarnik
- Born
- 1784. · Bach.
- Died
- 1844. · Moosburg.
- Nationality
- Austrian Empire.
- Occupation
- linguist, catholic priest, anthropologist, historian, writer, poet, ethnologist and ethnographer.
- Fields
- religion, literature, history and ethnography.
- Languages
- German and Slovene.
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Urban Jarnik (11 May 1784 – 11 June 1844) was a Carinthian Slovene priest, historian, poet, linguist, author and ethnographer. He was born in the lower Gail Valley in the Duchy of Carinthia. He served as a parish priest in several villages and towns throughout southern Carinthia, including Klagenfurt and Moosburg, which at the time still had a large Slovene-speaking population.
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Also worked under the name Rajnki. Born at Bach in 1784, died in Moosburg in 1844.
The recorded working language is German and Slovene. The field of work recorded is religion, literature and history.
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