Mate Balota (28 September 1898, in Rakalj – 17 February 1963, in Zagreb), born Mijo Mirković, was a prominent Croatian poet, novelist and economist. Tone Peruško defined him "the greatest Istrian after Labin's Matija Vlačić."[1]
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| Born | 28 September 1898 Rakalj, Istria, Austrian Littoral, Austria-Hungary (modern-day Croatia) |
| Died | 17 February 1963 (aged 64) Zagreb, SR Croatia, Yugoslavia (modern-day Croatia) |
| Occupation | poet, novelist, economist, professor lecturer, academician |
| Alma mater | Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Zagreb |
References
- ^ Miroslav Bertoša. "Peruško, Tone (audio file on the bottom of the page)". Istrapedia. Archived from the original on 30 January 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
Sources
- Biografija (in Croatian)
- Biletić, Boris Domagoj. "Mirković, Mijo (Mate Balota)". Istrapedia (in Croatian). Istria County. Retrieved 5 March 2011.
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