Štefan Marko Daxner
Štefan Marko Daxner | |
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| Died | April 11, 1892 (aged 69) |
| Occupation(s) | Politician, lawyer, publicist and national awakener |
Štefan Marko Daxner, Hungarian: tóth-zabari Daxner István Márk (22 December 1822, Tiszolcz (German: Theißholz, Slovak: Tisovec), Gömör-Kis-Hont, Kingdom of Hungary, Austrian Empire – 11 April 1891, Tiszolc, Kingdom of Hungary) was an ethnic Slovak lower nobleman, politician, lawyer, and poet in the Kingdom of Hungary. He was a member of what became known as the Ľudovít Štúr generation.
His family (Hungarian: a Daxner család) is an old lower noble family, which emigrated from Switzerland to the Kingdom of Hungary in the 14th century.