Vlaho Getaldić, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Vlaho Getaldić

writer and politician

Date of Birth: 22-Dec-1788

Place of Birth: Dubrovnik, Dubrovnik-Neretva County, Croatia

Date of Death: 27-Oct-1872

Profession: poet

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Vlaho Getaldic (also Biagio Ghetaldi; 22 December 1788 - 27 October 1872) was a Dalmatian writer, translator and politician from Dubrovnik. Born in the Republic of Ragusa.
He was the grand-nephew of the renowned Marin Getaldic, and descendant of Gundulic family through his mother's line.
He was member and president of the Council "Reign of Dalmatia" based in the city of Zadar, which consisted of eight individuals.
Getaldic married Ana Božidarevic.
His cousin, the Mayor of Ragusa, Šišmundo Getaldic-Gundulic married with the sister of Malvina Božidarevic. The Austrian Empire gave him the title of Baron in 1846.
In 1865 Vlaho translated Osman (by Ivan Gundulic) from Croatian into Latin hexameters.
In the short introduction, Vlaho gave the rules of his translations. Also, Vlaho wrote poetry in Latin.