Ivan Mažuranić, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ivan Mažuranić

Croatian writer and politician

Date of Birth: 11-Aug-1814

Place of Birth: Novi Vinodolski, Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, Croatia

Date of Death: 04-Aug-1890

Profession: writer, lawyer, poet, politician, linguist

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Ivan Mažuranic (pronounced [iv?an ma?uranit?]; 11 August 1814 – 4 August 1890) was a Croatian poet, linguist, lawyer and politician who is considered to be one of the most important figures in Croatia's political and cultural life in the mid-19th century.
Mažuranic served as Ban of Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia between 1873 and 1880, and since he was the first ban not to hail from old nobility, he was known as Ban pucanin (Ban commoner). His realistic assessment of strengths and weaknesses of Croatia's position between the hammer of Austrian bureaucracy and the anvil of Hungarian expansionist nationalism served his country invaluable in times of political turmoil.
Mažuranic is best remembered for his contributions in the development of the Croatian law system, economics, linguistics, and poetry.