Antun Radic was a Croatian scientist, writer, translator, journalist, sociologist, ethnographer and politician. He is the founder of Croatian ethnography. Antun Radic was born in Desno Trebarjevo, Martinska Ves near Sisak in the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia within Austria-Hungary. From 1897 to 1901, he worked as editor of the "Almanac of public life and customs of the South Slavs". From 1901 to 1909, he worked as secretary of the Matica hrvatska and was one of the founders and editors of "Voice of Matica hrvatska" magazine. Radic was also the founder of Dom magazine, published between 1899 and 1904. Subtitled "Paper for the Croatian peasant for talk and lesson", it was the first Croatian magazine for peasants, which greatly contributed to the cultural and national-political development of the Croatian villages. In 1917, Radic took a job as a professor at Zagreb Upper Town Gymnasium, where he taught until his death. On 22 December 1904, Antun and Stjepan founded Croatian Peoples' Peasant Party (HPSS). In 1910 parliamentary election, he was elected to the Croatian Parliament. During his term in office, he actively advocated the reform of local government and educational system. As member of HPPS, he was elected to the Parliament three times (1910, 1911, 1913). Antun Radi? died on 10 February 1919.
Antun Radic was a Croatian scientist, writer, translator, journalist, sociologist, ethnographer and politician. He is the founder of Croatian ethnography. Antun Radic was born in Desno Trebarjevo, Martinska Ves near Sisak in the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia within Austria-Hungary. From 1897 to 1901, he worked as editor of the "Almanac of public life and customs of the South Slavs". From 1901 to 1909, he worked as secretary of the Matica hrvatska and was one of the founders and editors of "Voice of Matica hrvatska" magazine. Radic was also the founder of Dom magazine, published between 1899 and 1904. Subtitled "Paper for the Croatian peasant for talk and lesson", it was the first Croatian magazine for peasants, which greatly contributed to the cultural and national-political development of the Croatian villages. In 1917, Radic took a job as a professor at Zagreb Upper Town Gymnasium, where he taught until his death. On 22 December 1904, Antun and Stjepan founded Croatian Peoples' Peasant Party (HPSS). In 1910 parliamentary election, he was elected to the Croatian Parliament. During his term in office, he actively advocated the reform of local government and educational system. As member of HPPS, he was elected to the Parliament three times (1910, 1911, 1913). Antun Radi? died on 10 February 1919.
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