Đuro Deželić (25 March 1838 – 28 October 1907) was a

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n writer. Deželić was born in

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. After finishing law school at the

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, he soon became involved with the city's municipal government. From 1871 until his death he served as a member of the Zagreb city council and deputy

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. In 1868 he established the Croatian firefighting service. Politically, he considered himself a Unionist until 1873, but in later years he shifted closer to the

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. He was also editor of ''

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'' (1862-1864) and ''Danica'' (1863-1864) newspapers, and was the first editor of magazines ''Domobran'' (1864) and '' Vienac'' (1869). He also wrote historical and philosophical essays, political articles, poetry, short stories, novels,

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and biographies of notable Croats. His contemporaries were especially fond of his popular history articles dealing with Croatian history. Deželić died in Zagreb.

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Umro Gjuro Deželić
1838 births 1907 deaths People from Ivanić-Grad Croatian writers Writers from Austria-Hungary Party of Rights politicians Burials at Mirogoj Cemetery {{Croatia-writer-stub