Valentin Stanič or Stanig (12 February 1774 – 29 April 1847) was a Slovene

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, poet, writer, translator, teacher, and cultural activist. He was born in Bodrež and died in

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. Stanič spelled his surname ''Stanig'' during his lifetime. The Slovenized spelling of his surname, ''Stanič'', appeared by 1848, a year after his death. The Stanič Shelter on Mount Triglav is named after the poet.

Notable life events

*1790 – began school in

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*1793 – arrived in

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*1798 – entered the

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*1800 – first to climb to the highest point of The

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() *1802 – finished his studies, and was ordained *1807 – founded a small printing office *1808 – climbed Triglav and measured its height () *1822 – published the first Slovenian printed book in Gorizia: ''Songs for farmers and young people'' *1840 – founded the first Slovenian bookshop in Gorizia. *1845 – joined the "Association Against the Torture of Animals" in

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*1846 – the first in what was then Austria in Gorizia founded Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

References

Bibliography

* * Peter Zimmermann (ed.): ''Valentin Stanič – Bergsteiger, Schriftsteller, Wohltäter.'' Eigenverlag der Bayerisch-Slowenischen Gesellschaft, Regensburg 2000. Digitalisat (PDF, 4.9 MB)

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* 1774 births 1847 deaths Slovenian mountain climbers 19th-century Slovenian Roman Catholic priests Slovenian writers People from Gorizia People from the Municipality of Kanal {{Slovenia-writer-stub