Janez Modic (5 April 1846 – after 1892)"Janez Modic." ''Slovenski biografski leksikon''.
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, bee merchant, and editor. He played a significant role in laying the foundations of organized apiculture in Slovenia.

Biography

Janez Modic was born in Dvorska Vas.Bokal, Ljudmila, ed. 2008. ''Čebelarski terminološki slovar''. Ljubljana: Založba ZRC, ZRC SAZU and Lukovica: Čebelarska zveza Slovenije, p. 256. As a young man, he served in the Austro-Hungarian military, attaining the rank of sergeant. He took part in the Battle of Custoza in 1866. After his military service, he was active in industry, initially in Bohinjska Bistrica. He moved to

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by 1879, where he was involved in the bee trade. Modic distributed colonies of bees in hives, swarms, and queen bees, and also employed a beekeeper. In addition to his involvement in apiculture, he also prospected for ore deposits and was a hunter. Modic founded the Jesenice-based Carniolan Beekeepers and Orchardists Society () on 20 May 1883 as a counterweight to the Vienna-based beekeeping association and he served as its president.Čebelarsko društvo Jesenice
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He published the Ljubljana-based newsletter ''Slovenski čebelar in sadjerejec'' (The Slovenian Beekeeper and Orchardist) from 1883 to 1889.''Slovenski čebelar in sadjerejec'' 1 (1883).
In the late 1880s, Modic's business activities went into decline. After the society ceased operating in 1889, Modic left his house and property in

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and moved away to Carinthia, Austria. His date and place of death are unknown, but he died after 1892.

References

External links

Janez Modic at ''Slovenski biografski leksikon''
(in Slovene) {{DEFAULTSORT:Modic, Janez 1846 births People from the Municipality of Velike Lašče 19th-century Carniolan people Carniolan beekeepers Carniolan editors Year of death missing People from Austria-Hungary