Šime Starčević, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Šime Starčević

Date of Birth: 18-Apr-1784

Date of Death: 14-May-1859

Profession: writer

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Šime Starcevic (18 April 1784 – 14 May 1859) was a Croatian priest and linguist.He was born in Žitnik, near Gospic.
He worked as a pastor in Gospic, Licki Novi, Udbina, and since 1814 in Karlobag.
He knew Latin, French, Italian and German, and could read Slavic languages.
In 1812 he published in Trieste his Nòva ricsôslovica iliricska vojnicskoj mladosti krajicsnoj poklonjena and Nòva ricsôslovica iliricsko-francèzka ("A new Illyrian-French grammar").
His French grammar was revised and translated from German, using domestic terminology for linguistic terms.
His grammar of "Illyrian" was the first Croatian grammar describing the four-accentual system of the Neoštokavian dialect.