Ljubo Wiesner

Ljubo Wiesner (February 2, 1885 in Zagreb – July 3, 1951) was a Croatian poet. He was a follower of Antun Gustav Matoš's work.[1]

Tin Ujević, Krešo Kovačić, and Ljubo Wiesner in 1911

He founded the publications Grič, Kritika and Savremenik.[2] His introduction to Hrvatska mlada lirika in 1914 defined the poetic style of the followers of Matoš.[1] Wiesner was also active musically, and played gusle.[3] Wiesner translated foreign poetry into Croatian, including works by Walt Whitman.[4] He was an editor of Mate Ujević's Croatian Encyclopedia.[5]

During World War II he worked on the Berlin-based Suradnja.[6] From 1948, until his death he lived in Rome at the Pontifical Croatian College of St. Jerome, where he organized the Vatican's radio program in Croatian.[2]

Works
  • Pjesme, Zagreb 1926.
  • Pjesme, Zagreb 1943. (expanded edition)
  • Izabrana djela, Zagreb 1970.
  • Blago veče (izabrane pjesme), Zagreb 2001.
  • Studija o A. G. Matošu (fragmenti), Zagreb 2002.
  • Sabrana djela (pjesme, feljtoni, studije), Zagreb 2008.

References
  1. Antun Gustav Matoš Archived 2009-06-19 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Ljubo Wiesner Archived 2008-05-21 at the Wayback Machine, Croatian Radiotelevision
  3. My first meeting with Wiesner
  4. Vlati Trave
  5. Croatian Emigrants in Spain on Marko Marulić: 1945-1955
  6. "Ljubo Wiesner (1885 - 1951)". Archived from the original on 2009-01-05. Retrieved 2008-10-30.
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