Ljubo Wiesner, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ljubo Wiesner

Canadian poet

Date of Birth: 02-Feb-1885

Place of Birth: Zagreb, Zagreb County, Croatia

Date of Death: 03-Jul-1951

Profession: writer, poet, author

Nationality: Croatia

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Ljubo Wiesner (February 2, 1885 in Zagreb – July 3, 1951) was a Croatian poet.
He was a follower of Antun Gustav Matoš's work.He founded the publications Gric, Kritika and Savremenik.
His introduction to Hrvatska mlada lirika in 1914 defined the poetic style of the followers of Matoš.
Wiesner was also active musically, and played gusle.
Wiesner translated foreign poetry into Croatian, including works by Walt Whitman.
He was an editor of Mate Ujevic's Croatian Encyclopedia.During World War II he worked on the Berlin-based Suradnja. From 1948, until his death he lived in Rome at the Pontifical Croatian College of St.
Jerome, where he organized the Vatican's radio program in Croatian.