Vinko Šepić
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| Vinko Šepić | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1 January 1870 Rukavac, near Opatija, Austria-Hungary |
| 💀Died | February 1945 (aged 75) Banja Luka, Independent State of CroatiaFebruary 1945 (aged 75) |
| 💼 Occupation | Teacher, educator, publicist , writer, patriot[1] |
Vinko Šepić (1 January 1870 – February 1945), was a Croatian teacher, educator, publicist, children's writer, populist and revivalist of Croatian nationalism in Istria.[1] He contributed to the development of Croatian education in Istria, as well as the professional press. He wrote pedagogical and political articles and children's books. He also wrote under the pseudonym Vice Orljak.[2] Šepić wrote many journalistic and professional papers.
Biography[edit]
He was born in 1870 in Rukavac (Opatija). Šepić went to teacher's school in Koper. He worked as a teacher throughout the Istrian peninsula; in Boljun, Juršići, Klana. He taught for the longest time in Buzet, twenty years (1903-1923). He also became the superintendent and director of the Croatian elementary school in Buzet,[3] where he was noted as an energetic educator and prominent populist.[4]
He was part of a group of prominent Istrians of his day who defended, preserved and protected the Croatian national spirit during the turbulent times of Italianization of Istria, a group that includes Juraj Dobrila, Matko Brajša, Viktor Car Emin, Ivan Cukon, Ivo Glavina, Antun Kalac, Luka Kirac, Eugen Kumičić, Šime Kurelić, Matko Laginja, Matko Mandic, Fran Matejčić, Ivan Rendić, Josip Ribarić, Vjekoslav Spinčić, Dinko Trinajstić, Tone Peruško, Zvane Črnja, Božo Milanović. They were united by being members of Matica hrvatska.[5] He was one of the main founders and leaders on January 1, 1906 of the Croatian Teachers' Association Narodna prosvjeta for Istria in Pazin, and of the eponymous magazine. He was also the association's vice-president and probably its most active member, noted for his populist and anti-Austrian ideology.[4]
During the war, he intensified his activities, especially after the May Declaration of 1917 was adopted. He also contributed to collecting signatures for the declaration.[4]
During the famine of 1917-1918 in Istria, he organized the departure of children to other parts of Croatia.[2][4]
In 1920, after Italy's acquisition of Istria, he worked to reunite Croatian teachers' associations and newspapers from Istria, Narodna prosvjeta and Hrvatska škola. He succeeded in this, and by merging these two societies in 1920, the Society of Yugoslav Teachers of Istria was formed, and it was led by Šepić. He also edited Učiteljski list.[3] The fascists set fire to the library of the Buzet school and most of Šepić's library and arrested him in 1921. In 1923 he was fired for political and nationalistic activities.[4][6]
In 1927, all Croatian and Slovene newspapers were banned. In 1929 he had to flee Istria and immigrate to Yugoslavia, as nearly all Croatian revivalists had to do. He fled illegally to the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. He reactivated as a teacher, teaching in Lepova Vas and Podgorac[disambiguation needed]. Šepić retired in 1935. He occasionally wrote in the newspaper of Croatian and Slovenian emigrants from the Julian region and Istria.[6].[4]
He died in Banja Luka in February 1945.
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Savet akademija nauka SFRJ (1985). Bulletin scientifique: Sciences humaines. Section B, Volumes 21-22. Le Conseil. pp. 248–295. Search this book on
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Istarska enciklopedija Vinko Šepić
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Antun Kalac (1972). Istarski mozaik, Volume 10. Matica hrvatska; Glas Istre via University of California. pp. 65–72. Search this book on
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 "Vinko Šepić". Istrapedia. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- ↑ Matica hrvatska Andrija Tunjić: Zrcalo hrvatstva u Istri, Vijenac broj 421, 22. travnja 2010.
Matica hrvatska - ↑ 6.0 6.1 Šepić 2003.
Sources[edit]
- Arhivski vjesnik, No.33 November 1989. Božo Jakovljević: Conference paper Vinko Šepić
- Gubici liburnijskog kraja u Drugom svjetskom ratu: pregled gubitaka ljudstva, stambenih i privrednih zgrada, škola i crkava na području Liburnije i Opatijskog Krasa u Drugom svjetskom ratu 1941. - 1945. godine; Adamić, 2003; ISBN=9532191224, 9789532191226
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