Andrej Halaša
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Andrej Halaša (1852–1913) was a melodramatic promoter, translator, editor, and ethnographer born in Austria-Hungary.
Biography
[edit]Andrej Halaša (1852-1913) was born in Dolný Kubín and died in Martin (today's Slovakia).
Halaša worked as a clerk lawyer in Dolný Kubín,[1] Slovakia. In 1874, he became an independent lawyer in Martin.[2]
Acts of Andrej Halaša
[edit]Halaša organized cultural endeavors, aiding in the creation and development of the National House in Martin, its first museum.[citation needed] He also organized cultural festivals such as the "August festival".[citation needed]
He was treasurer of the Slovak National Party and Matica Slovenská (MS) [citation needed] and was an active member of the Bohemian choir. He translated plays from various languages and edited two theatrical editions.[2] He published two magazines and collected over ten thousand texts of Slovak folk songs.[citation needed] From his early youth, he was involved in the Slovak National group and was a leading character in the cultural areas of theatre, publicity, literature, and research.[citation needed]
Halaša also was an ideologist and publicist of the Slovak National Party, a co-operator of Živena and a book printing society editor and publisher in the Slovak press.[citation needed] In 1888, he helped create the National House.[citation needed] Five years later, he created the Theatre Society and the well known theatre in Martin.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ "Dolný Kubín - Slovakia.travel". slovakia.travel. Archived from the original on 2024-09-20. Retrieved 2025-02-27.
- ^ a b "Andrej Halaša". Slovenské literárne centrum. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
External links
[edit]- Personalities of Martin (in Slovak)
- Personalities at orava.sk (in Slovak)
