Zmaj (English spelling)

Japanese: ズマイ（英語表記）Zmaj

1833‐1904
Yugoslav poet and children's writer. His real name was Jovan Jovanović. He was born in Novi Sad. He studied law and medicine in Pest, Prague, and Vienna. While earning a living as a doctor, he moved around mainly in the Vojvodina region, published various magazines, and worked to awaken and liberate the people. One of these magazines, Zmaj (the Dragon) (1864-71), became his nickname. He wrote a collection of poems about family happiness in The Djuric Family (1864), a shining example in the history of Serbian poetry, and in his later years he wrote a large number of children's poems. He is still fondly known as "Uncle Zmaj."

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

1833‐1904
ユーゴスラビアの詩人，児童文学者。本名はヨバノビッチJovan Jovanović。ノビ･サドの生れ。ペスト，プラハ，ウィーンで法律と医学を学ぶ。医者として生計をたてながらおもにボイボディナ地方を転住し，種々の雑誌を発行，民衆の覚醒と解放に尽くす。その一つ《ズマイ(竜)》(1864‐71)が彼の愛称となった。セルビア詩史に輝く詩集《ジューリッチ家の人びと》(1864)で家庭の幸福を描き，晩年は大量の児童詩を書いて，今なお〈ズマイおじさん〉と慕われている。

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