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Dr. Safvet-beg Bašagić, (May 6, 1870 - April 9, 1934), also known as Mirza Safvet, is considered the father of Bosnian Renaissance, and one of Bosnia's most cherished poets at the turn of the 20th century. He was a founder of the cultural society and magazine Gajret, and elected President of the Bosnian Sabor in 1910.
He is also well known for his lexicon that exceeded seven hundred biographies that he compiled over decades.
He was born in Nevesinje and educated in Vienna. He taught Oriental languages at the University of Zagreb and was an associate of Silvije Strahimir Kranjčević. Bašagić was curator of the Archeological Museum in Sarajevo from 1919 to 1927. Bašagić is buried in the harem of Gazi Husrev-beg's Mosque in Sarajevo, the city where he died.
He declared himself as Croat ().
Bibliography
- Trofanda iz hercegovačke dubrave, 1894
- Kratka uputa u prošlost Bosne i Herceegovine (1463-1850), 1900
- Abdullah-Paša, 1900
- Pod ozijom ili krvava nagrada, 1905
- Misli i čuvstva, 1905
- Gazi Husref-beg, 1907
- Uzgredne bilješke I, 1907
- Najstariji ferman begova Čengića, 1907
- Bošnjaci i Hercegovci u islamskoj književnosti I, 1912
- Izabrane pjesme, 1913
- Opis orijentalnih rukopisa moje biblioteke, 1917
- Nizamul-Alem, translation, 1919
- Najstarija turska vijest o Kosovkom boju, 1924
- Mevlud, 1924
- Omer Čayam: Rubaije, translation, 1928
- Znameniti Hrvati, Bošnjaci i Hercegovci u Turskoj carevini, 1931
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