August Harambašić was a Croatian

Croats

Croats are a South Slavic ethnic group mostly living in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and nearby countries. There are around 4 million Croats living inside Croatia and up to 4.5 million throughout the rest of the world. Responding to political, social and economic pressure, many Croats have...

 writer, poet, publisher, politician and translator from the 19th century.

He was born in Donji Miholjac

Donji Miholjac

-Geography:Donji Miholjac is located on the river Drava at the border with Hungary, 34 km north of Našice; elevation 97 m.-Economy:Chief occupations are farming, rubber and plastics processing, production of vinegar, soft drinks and pasta.-Population:...

, and studied law in Vienna

Vienna

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 and Zagreb

Zagreb

Zagreb is the capital and the largest city of the Republic of Croatia. It is in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb lies at an elevation of approximately above sea level. According to the last official census, Zagreb's city...

. Politically he followed the sharp line of Ante Starčević

Ante Starcevic

Ante Starčević , was a Croatian politician and writer whose activities and works laid the foundations for the modern Croatian state.His works are base for Croatian nationalism, he is often referred to as Father of the Fatherland by Croats.-Life:...

's Croatian Party of Rights, which landed him in jail several times. He was a representative in the Croatian Parliament from 1901. He was an editor and reporter for various periodicals. He died in Zagreb.

Harambašić translated various books of famous authors into Croatian

Croatian language

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