Occupation physician and writer | Name Juraj Sporer | |
Born February 24, 1795
Karlovac, Habsburg Monarchy ( 1795-02-24 ) Died August 1, 1884(1884-08-01) (aged 89)
Rijeka, Austria-Hungary Notable works "Almanak ilirski"
"Kastriota Skenderbeg: tugokazie u pet izvedah" Relatives father: Josip Sporer, the first mayor of Karlovac and one of its first Freemasons | ||
Literary movement Illyrian movement | ||
Juraj Matija Šporer or Đuro Matija Šporer or George Sporer or Đuro Matić Šporer (1795–1884) was a Croatian physician and writer who was one of the forerunners of the Illyrian movement. Šporer was the first Croatian person who attempted to publish a native 'Illyrian' language newspaper. His attempts failed because of the complete lack of interest for newspaper published in his native language.
Family, education and professional career
Šporer was born in Karlovac in 1795 in Habsburg Monarchy. His father Josip, originally from Bribir, was the first mayor of Karlovac under French control (as part of the Illyrian Provinces), appointed directly by Napoleon and one of the first Freemasons in Karlovac.
Šporer began attending the gymnasium in Zagreb, continued in Senj and completed it in Zagreb. He graduated with a degree in medicine and philosophy at University of Vienna and received the status of physician in 1819. Šporer worked as a physician in Karlovac, Bakar, Rijeka and Split. After he was retired in 1851 he moved to Rijeka where he lived until his death on 1 August 1884.