NIKOLA TOMAŠIĆ (NICCOLO TOMMASEO)
Born at 9 October 1802, died on 1 May 1874. He was an Italian Dalmatian linguist, journalist and essayist, the editor of a Dizionario della Lingua Italiana in eight volumes (1861-74), of a dictionary of synonyms (1830) and other works. He is considered a precursor of the Italian irredentism.
Born at 9 October 1802, died on 1 May 1874. He was an Italian Dalmatian linguist, journalist and essayist, the editor of a Dizionario della Lingua Italiana in eight volumes (1861-74), of a dictionary of synonyms (1830) and other works. He is considered a precursor of the Italian irredentism.
He was one of the most educated Europeans of XIX. century. His work was very extensive, over 200 works. He is the greatest Italian writer of the nineteenth century, he wrote a famous work of the Croatian language, "Sparks". He drew themes in his works from the birthplace, Šibenik and Dalmatia.
