Franz Miklosich

Franz Miklosich (, ; 20 November 1813 – 7 March 1891) was a Slovenian philologist and rector of the University of Vienna.

Early life Miklosich was born in the small village of Radomerščak near the Lower Styrian town of Ljutomer, then part of the Austrian Empire, and baptized Franz Xav. Mikloschitsh. He graduated from the University of Graz with a doctor of philosophy degree.

Career He was a professor of philosophy at the University of Graz. In 1838, he went to the University of Vienna, where he received a doctor of law decree.

Between 1850 and 1865 he was the Dean of the Faculty of Philosophy for three terms, and the Rector in 1853/1854.

In 1883, on the occasion of his 70th birthday, he received a medal commissioned by the Austrian Academy of Sciences.

Political engagement In the Spring of Nations of 1848, Miklosich, who was 35 at the time, actively engaged in the Slovene national movement. He was the chairman of the political association, called Slovenija (Slovenia) organized by Slovene students that studied in Graz and Vienna. Together with Matija Majar and Lovro Toman, he was among the authors who elaborated the political demand for a United Slovenia. After the failure of the revolutionary requests, he again turned to exclusively academic activity.

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