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Born in the village of Cerovec in Lower Styria, Austrian Empire (today in Slovenia), Vraz was one of the most important figures of the Illyrian Movement in the Kingdom of Croatia and Slavonia.[2][3] He completed elementary school in Ljutomer and gymnasium in Maribor after which he studied philosophy in Graz.[3] During his education and career he reached fluency in German, French, Spanish and multiple Slavic languages.[3] He was the first Croatian to earn his living as a professional writer. He wrote poems and travelogues and collected folk poems. He also transla ...