Valentin Stanič
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Valentin Stanič or Stanig (12 February 1774 – 29 April 1847) was a Slovene Roman Catholic priest, mountaineer, poet, writer, translator, teacher, and cultural activist. He was born in Bodrež and died in Gorizia.
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| Born | Valentin Stanig 12 February 1774 |
| Died | 29 April 1847 (aged 73) Gorizia, Gorizia and Gradisca, Austrian Empire |
| Nationality | Slovene |
| Occupation | Priest |
Stanič spelled his surname Stanig during his lifetime. The Slovenized spelling of his surname, Stanič, appeared by 1848, a year after his death.[1][2]
The Stanič Shelter on Mount Triglav is named after the poet.
Notable life events
- 1790 – began school in Tarvisio
- 1793 – arrived in Salzburg
- 1798 – entered the seminary
- 1800 – first to climb to the highest point of The Watzmann (2,713 m (8,901 ft))
- 1802 – finished his studies, and was ordained
- 1807 – founded a small printing office
- 1808 – climbed Triglav and measured its height (2,864 m (9,396 ft))
- 1822 – published the first Slovenian printed book in Gorizia: Songs for farmers and young people
- 1840 – founded the first Slovenian bookshop in Gorizia.
- 1845 – joined the "Association Against the Torture of Animals" in Munich
- 1846 – the first in what was then Austria in Gorizia founded Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
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