About János Murkovics
Lived 1839 – 1917 (aged 77). János Murkovics was an Austrian teacher, musician and writer.
János Murkovics ( Prekmurje Slovene: Janoš Murkovič, December 23, 1839 – April 15, 1917) was a Slovene teacher, musician, and writer in Hungary.
He was born near Ljutomer, in Bučkovci. He studied in Germany. In 1862 he relocated to Beltinci, at that time in Hungary. In 1871 wrote the school primer Abecednik; this was the first Prekmurje Slovene book written in the Gaj's Latin alphabet.
Murkovics worked in Trbovlje from 1878 to 1880, and by 1880 was in Hungary again, in Lendava. In 1910, he retired in Lendavske Gorice, where he later died.
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Wrote a textbook (1839-1917)
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János Murkovics was born on 23 December 1839 in Bučkovci.
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János Murkovics died on 15 April 1917 in Lendavske Gorice.
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János Murkovics was a teacher, musician and writer.
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János Murkovics was Austrian.
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