Nikola Krestić, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Nikola Krestić

Date of Birth: 22-Dec-1824

Place of Birth: Zagreb, Zagreb County, Croatia

Date of Death: 01-Dec-1887

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Nikola Krestic (Serbian Cyrillic: ?????? ???????) (1824-1887) was a Croatian Serb nobleman, politician and lawyer.
In 1873 Ban of Croatia Ivan Mažuranic named him as the president of the Croatian Sabor.
He served as president for 11 years.
He was also a recipient of the Austrian Imperial Order of Leopold.
Krestic studied Philosophy in Budapest and Law in Zagreb.
He worked as a secretary for the Ban of Croatia Josip Jelacic for two years.
He edited parliamentary Saborske novine and participated in foundation and worked as an edited of the Slavenski jug.
Krestic never married and his home in Opaticka Street 16 in Zagreb was a popular spot in the social and political life of Zagreb at the time.
His personal library counted 4620 titles.