Jurij Matija Šporer

Family, education and professional career

Šporer was born in Karlovac in 1795 in Habsburg monarchy. His father Josip, originally from Bribir, was the first mayor of Karlovac under French control (as part of the Illyrian Provinces), appointed directly by Napoleon and one of the first Freemasons in Karlovac.

Šporer began attending the gymnasium in Zagreb, continued in Senj and completed it in Zagreb. He graduated with a degree in medicine and philosophy at University of Vienna and received the status of physician in 1819. After he was retired in 1851 he moved to Rijeka where he lived until his death on 1 August 1884.