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Tita Kovač Artemis

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Tita Kovač Artemis

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1930-09-18 (Novo Mesto)
Died
2016-03-11 (near Topolšica, Slovenia) age 85
Nationality
Slovenian
Languages
Slovene
Religion
Unknown
Residence History
Novo Mesto, Slovenia (birthplace) → Greece (from 1970) → near Topolšica, Slovenia (later years)

Career

Occupations
chemist, writer
Active Years
1973-2016

Awards

Levstik Award
1985
Work: Kemiki skozi stoletja (Chemists Through the Centuries)
Organization: Mladinska knjiga
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Spomini baraona Valvasorja (Memoirs of Baron Valvasor)

1973 biographical novel

Biographical novel on Johann Weikhard von Valvasor.

biographyhistorical figures

Štefan Dečanski

1974 biographical novel

Biographical novel on Stephen Dečanski.

biographyhistorical figures

Najbogatejši Kranjec (The Richest Carniolan)

1979 biographical novel

Biographical novel on Sigmund Zois.

biographyhistorical figures

Slovenski orator (The Slovene Orator)

1990 biographical novel

Biographical novel on Janez Bleiweis.

biographyhistorical figures

Grški feniks (The Greek Phoenix)

2003 biographical novel

Biographical novel on Ioannis Kapodistrias.

biographyhistorical figures

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Style focused on biographical novels
Recurring Motifs
Lives of historical figuresSlovenian history

Legacy

Slovene chemist and writer best known for biographical novels. Winner of the Levstik Award. Honorary citizen of Novo Mesto.

Trivia

  • Honorary citizen of Novo Mesto