About Jovo Ivanišević
Lived 1861 – 1889 (aged 27–28). Jovo Ivanišević was a Montenegrin composer.
Jovan Đurov Ivanišević (1861–1889) was a Montenegrin composer from Donji Kraj near Cetinje, Montenegro. While young he showed exquisite talent for music, and is most famous for composing the contemporary anthem of Principality of Montenegro and Kingdom of Montenegro, Ubavoj nam Crnoj Gori (To Our Beautiful Montenegro). He died while being a student of the Prague Conservatory: while ice skating on the Vltava, the ice broke under him and he drowned.
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Who was Jovo Ivanišević?
Montenegrin composer
When was Jovo Ivanišević born?
Jovo Ivanišević was born in 1861.
When did Jovo Ivanišević die?
Jovo Ivanišević died in 1889 in Prague.
What was Jovo Ivanišević's occupation?
Jovo Ivanišević was a composer.
What nationality was Jovo Ivanišević?
Jovo Ivanišević was Montenegrin.
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