Dane Zajc, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Dane Zajc

Slovenian writer, poet

Date of Birth: 26-Oct-1929

Place of Birth: Moravče Municipality, Osrednjeslovenska Statistical Region, Slovenia

Date of Death: 20-Oct-2005

Profession: writer, poet, librarian, playwright, children's writer, essayist

Nationality: Slovenia

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Dane Zajc (pronunciation ) (26 October 1929 – 20 October 2005) was a Slovenian poet and playwright.
He served as president of the Slovene Writers' Association (1991–1995), and was awarded the prestigious Prešeren Award for lifetime achievement (1981).
Together with Edvard Kocbek and Gregor Strniša, he is considered as the most important Slovenian poet of the second half of the 20th century.