Kobasica was born at Dubrovnik in 1882, at that time a part of the Kingdom of Dalmatia of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. As a youth Kobasica researched his forebears and determined that they sprang from Serbian Orthodox stock from Herzegovina who had migrated to the coastal area of the Župa (between Dubrovnik and Cavtat in Dalmatia) during the time of Ottoman domination of the interior. Since his family had converted to Roman Catholicism generations before, the young man found himself firmly identifying with both his Serbian ethnic roots as well as his Catholicism.[citation needed] His thinking of this matter was undoubtedly influenced by that of his great grand-uncle, Valtazar Bogišić who was a very prominent Serb Catholic from Cavtat and one of the original proponents of South Slavic unification and independence from the Austro-Hungarian régime. Bogišić died in 1908 when Stijepo was twenty-six years old and already deeply entrenched in politics.
Journalistic careerEdit
When in high school in Dubrovnik, Kobasica submitted an article to a local paper that was strongly critical of the régime. He was promptly expelled and had to move to Kotor to continue his education. Unable to resist his drive to political activism, further articles led to his expulsion from there as well, and it was in Mostar in the Bosnian military protectorate that he finally graduated. He pursued a philosophy degree at the University of Graz in Austria, and continued to write articles promoting the unification of the subjugated Slavic populations. Overhearing an insult to the King of Serbia while at Graz, he challenged the man to a duel from which he received a wound to his left arm.
Stijepo Kobasica
Moving to Sarajevo in Bosnia-Herzegovina, a Habsburg protectorate for several decades, he lent his journalistic talents to the cause of its unification with the Kingdom of Serbia in a greater South Slav dominated state, becoming the editor of the Srpske Rieči (The Serbian Word) newspaper. For this in November 1906, the Imperial authorities arrested him for sedition and he was deported under guard to civic arrest in Dubrovnik, and forbidden to leave the town. At the time of his arrest in Sarajevo, the Serbian Journalist Association staged a rally in Belgrade condemning the Bosnian (Habsburg) Government. In 1907 he escaped to Belgrade where he met and married Pelagia Trifunović, a daughter of the former King Milan IVObrenović by a Bulgarian opera singer, and they had a son together named after the child's royal grandfather Milan.
From 1912-1913, Kobasica published the "Srpski Glas", the organ of the Serb People's Radical Party in Croatia and Slavonia. He was also the author of three monographs entitled Srpsko-Bugarski Rat, "The Serbo-Bulgarian War", Sarajevo, 1913, Finale, and Stjepan Radić za vrijeme aneksione krize i svjetskoga rata "Stjepan Radić at the Time of the Annexation Crisis and the World War" (1924).
At the outbreak of the First World War, Kobasica brought his family back to Dubrovnik for their safety, but was promptly arrested again by the Austrian authorities and imprisoned in the fortress of Arad (in modern Romania) for the duration of the war.
After the war Kobasica returned briefly to Dubrovnik but found both his wife and son had died in his absence of tuberculosis. He then moved to Sarajevo and then to Belgrade where he was one of the editors of "Samouprava" (Self-government) in 1926 and subsequently an Avala News Agency journalist. Kobasica served as president of the Yugoslav Journalist Association Belgrade Section in 1925 and 1926. He also served the public, being elected as an MP in the Banjaluka electoral district as the Radical Party candidate for both the electoral counties of Prnjavor and Tešanj to the Skupština (National Assembly) at Belgrade as a member of the Radical Party under the Pašić government.
Kobasica married again, to Stojanka Nikolić and had a son, Aleksandar "Saša" with her, but both predeceased him, his son, a medical student, dying of tuberculosis aged 21. His two brothers were also prominent in their areas, Josip "Pepo" becoming a Supreme Court Judge at Sarajevo, and Marin, "Rinko", Director of the Dubrovnik Commercial Maritime Academy.
ReferencesEdit
^"THE CULTURE OF CATHOLIC SERBS FROM DUBROVNIK IN CONTEMPORARY CROATIAN HISTORIOGRAPHY - PDF". docplayer.net. Retrieved 2019-06-26.
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Zbirka portreta i biografija znamenitih ljudi kraljevstva Srba, Hrvata i Slovenaca. Dessin de L. Gedö. Redacteurs: Miodrag Savkovitch et Emerih Mike.
Ivo Banac: The Confessional "Rule" and the Dubrovnik Exception: The Origins of the "Serb-Catholic" Circle in Nineteenth-Century Dalmatia
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This article includes a list of references related reading or external links but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations August 2011 Learn how and when to remove this template message Stijepo Kobasica 1882 1944 was an Dalmatian and later Yugoslavian journalist author and politician from Dubrovnik 1 He was the editor of Srpski Glas and a prominent member of the Serb Catholic movement in Dubrovnik Stijepo KobasicaBorn1882Dubrovnik Kingdom of Dalmatia Austrian EmpireDied1944CitizenshipAustria HungaryKingdom of YugoslaviaKnown forSrpski GlasProminent member of theSerb Catholic movement Contents 1 Early life 2 Journalistic career 3 References 4 BibliographyEarly life EditKobasica was born at Dubrovnik in 1882 at that time a part of the Kingdom of Dalmatia of the Austro Hungarian Empire As a youth Kobasica researched his forebears and determined that they sprang from Serbian Orthodox stock from Herzegovina who had migrated to the coastal area of the Zupa between Dubrovnik and Cavtat in Dalmatia during the time of Ottoman domination of the interior Since his family had converted to Roman Catholicism generations before the young man found himself firmly identifying with both his Serbian ethnic roots as well as his Catholicism citation needed His thinking of this matter was undoubtedly influenced by that of his great grand uncle Valtazar Bogisic who was a very prominent Serb Catholic from Cavtat and one of the original proponents of South Slavic unification and independence from the Austro Hungarian regime Bogisic died in 1908 when Stijepo was twenty six years old and already deeply entrenched in politics Journalistic career EditWhen in high school in Dubrovnik Kobasica submitted an article to a local paper that was strongly critical of the regime He was promptly expelled and had to move to Kotor to continue his education Unable to resist his drive to political activism further articles led to his expulsion from there as well and it was in Mostar in the Bosnian military protectorate that he finally graduated He pursued a philosophy degree at the University of Graz in Austria and continued to write articles promoting the unification of the subjugated Slavic populations Overhearing an insult to the King of Serbia while at Graz he challenged the man to a duel from which he received a wound to his left arm nbsp Stijepo KobasicaMoving to Sarajevo in Bosnia Herzegovina a Habsburg protectorate for several decades he lent his journalistic talents to the cause of its unification with the Kingdom of Serbia in a greater South Slav dominated state becoming the editor of the Srpske Rieci The Serbian Word newspaper For this in November 1906 the Imperial authorities arrested him for sedition and he was deported under guard to civic arrest in Dubrovnik and forbidden to leave the town At the time of his arrest in Sarajevo the Serbian Journalist Association staged a rally in Belgrade condemning the Bosnian Habsburg Government In 1907 he escaped to Belgrade where he met and married Pelagia Trifunovic a daughter of the former King Milan IV Obrenovic by a Bulgarian opera singer and they had a son together named after the child s royal grandfather Milan From 1912 1913 Kobasica published the Srpski Glas the organ of the Serb People s Radical Party in Croatia and Slavonia He was also the author of three monographs entitled Srpsko Bugarski Rat The Serbo Bulgarian War Sarajevo 1913 Finale and Stjepan Radic za vrijeme aneksione krize i svjetskoga rata Stjepan Radic at the Time of the Annexation Crisis and the World War 1924 At the outbreak of the First World War Kobasica brought his family back to Dubrovnik for their safety but was promptly arrested again by the Austrian authorities and imprisoned in the fortress of Arad in modern Romania for the duration of the war After the war Kobasica returned briefly to Dubrovnik but found both his wife and son had died in his absence of tuberculosis He then moved to Sarajevo and then to Belgrade where he was one of the editors of Samouprava Self government in 1926 and subsequently an Avala News Agency journalist Kobasica served as president of the Yugoslav Journalist Association Belgrade Section in 1925 and 1926 He also served the public being elected as an MP in the Banjaluka electoral district as the Radical Party candidate for both the electoral counties of Prnjavor and Tesanj to the Skupstina National Assembly at Belgrade as a member of the Radical Party under the Pasic government Kobasica married again to Stojanka Nikolic and had a son Aleksandar Sasa with her but both predeceased him his son a medical student dying of tuberculosis aged 21 His two brothers were also prominent in their areas Josip Pepo becoming a Supreme Court Judge at Sarajevo and Marin Rinko Director of the Dubrovnik Commercial Maritime Academy References Edit THE CULTURE OF CATHOLIC SERBS FROM DUBROVNIK IN CONTEMPORARY CROATIAN HISTORIOGRAPHY PDF docplayer net Retrieved 2019 06 26 Bibliography EditZbirka portreta i biografija znamenitih ljudi kraljevstva Srba Hrvata i Slovenaca Dessin de L Gedo Redacteurs Miodrag Savkovitch et Emerih Mike Ivo Banac The Confessional Rule and the Dubrovnik Exception The Origins of the Serb Catholic Circle in Nineteenth Century Dalmatia Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Stijepo Kobasica amp oldid 1128759173, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
