Josipina Turnograjska

Josipina Turnograjska
Portrait of Josipina Konstancija Ana Urbančič by Henrika Langus
Portrait of Josipina Konstancija Ana Urbančič by Henrika Langus
BornJosepha Constantia Anna Urbantschitsch[1]
(1833-07-09)9 July 1833
Turn Castle, Preddvor, Kingdom of Illyria, Austrian Empire (now in Slovenia)
Died1 June 1854(1854-06-01) (aged 20)
Graz, Duchy of Styria, Austrian Empire (now in Austria)
OccupationWriter, poet
GenrePanslavism
Literary movementRomanticism
Josipina Turnograjska's bust Franc Ksaver Zajec, on the facade of Turn Castle, Potoče, Municipality of Preddvor, Upper Carniola, Slovenia

Josipina Urbančič (married name Toman), who published under the pen name Josipina Turnogradska[2][3] (later respelled Turnograjska, 9 July 1833 – 1 June 1854), was one of the first Slovene female writers, poets, and composers.

  1. ^ Taufbuch. Preddvor. 1822–1858. p. 40. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  2. ^ Turnogradska, Josipina (1 March 1851). "Izdajstvo in sprava". Slovenska bčela: Podučen in kratkočasen list: 65–68. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  3. ^ Fekonja, Andrej. "Josipina Turnogradska, slovenska pisateljica". Ljubljanski Zvon. 4 (6): 345–352. Retrieved 30 August 2022.