Ján Botto was a Slovak poet

Poet

A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...

, writer

Writer

A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....

 of Štúr

Štúr

Štúr is surname of: * Ľudovít Velislav Štúr, * 3393 Štúr, a main belt asteroid* Štúrovo* , née Kazárová - References :...

 generation and co-founder of the first Slovak gymnasium in Revúca

Revúca

Revúca is a town in Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia. Revúca is the seat of Revúca District.-History:...

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Born as a son of a farmer family, he began to attend Latin Gymnasium at Ožďany

Oždany

Ožďany is a village and municipality in the Rimavská Sobota District of the Banská Bystrica Region of southern Slovakia. Local high school played an important role in the Slovak history, some important persons of Slovak literary and political life of 19th century made their studies here, like...

 and from 1843 Evangelical lyceum

Lyceum

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 at Levoča

Levoca

Levoča is a town in the Spiš region of eastern Slovakia with a population of 14,600. The town has a historic center with a well preserved town wall, a Renaissance church with the highest wooden altar in Europe, carved by Master Paul of Levoča, and many other Renaissance buildings.On 28 June 2009,...

, where he wrote his first literal works. From 1853 he has been engaged as land surveyor in different towns throughout the Slovakia, Zvolen

Zvolen

Zvolen |Slatina]] rivers, close to Banská Bystrica. With its ancient castle, the town has a historical center, which represents the seat of an okres .-History:...

, Martin

Martin

Martin may refer to:-In Europe:Croatia* Martin, Croatia, a village in SlavoniaSlovakia*Martin, SlovakiaSpain*Martín, a tributary of the Ebro river*Martín del Río, a town in Aragón, SpainSwitzerland*Martin , a town in Val Poschiavo...

 and Banská Štiavnica

Banská Štiavnica

Banská Štiavnica is a town in central Slovakia, in the middle of an immense caldera created by the collapse of an ancient volcano. For its size, the caldera is known as Štiavnica Mountains. Banská Štiavnica has a population of more than 10,000. It is a completely preserved medieval town...

. In 1861 he wrote one of his most important ballads, Smrť Jánošíkova /Death of Jánošík/. He was the youngest member of writers, poets and politicians of * Štúr generation. Together with Samo Chalupką

Samo Chalupka

Samo Chalupka was a Slovak romantic poet.- Life :Samo Chalupka was a younger brother of Ján Chalupka, another Slovak writer. Samo studied at the Evangelical Lutheran Lyceum in Bratislava and also in Vienna. He studied theology and philosophy...

, Andrej Sládkovič

Andrej Sládkovic

Andrej Sládkovič was a Slovak poet, critic, publicist and translator.-Life:He was born to the teacher's family in Krupina...

 and Janko Kráľ

Janko Král

Janko Kráľ Janko Kráľ Janko Kráľ (24 April 1822 in Liptovský Svätý Mikuláš (now Liptovský Mikuláš, Slovakia) - 23 May 1876 in Zlaté Moravce was one of the most significant and most radical Slovak romantic poets of the Ľudovít Štúr generation and a national activist....

 he belongs to the most important poets of Slovak romanticism

Romanticism

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In Vyšný Skálnik

Vyšný Skálnik

Vyšný Skálnik is a village and municipality in the Rimavská Sobota District of the Banská Bystrica Region of southern Slovakia. Now more or less tourist village with a water reservoir, constructed in 1970ies and now a place for fishing, in winter a skating rink...

is his museum, statue and a memory plaque.