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Slovenians living in neighbouring countries and around the world

The Online Biographical Lexicon includes biographies of notable Slovenians who live and work (or have lived and worked) beyond the country’s borders, in a neigbouring country (Italy, Austria, Croatia, Hungary) or elsewhere abroad in more distant countries. Content is contributed by data inputters from regional and other public libraries.
We gladly accept comments and proposals for including new personalities in the lexicon. These can be sent to the e-mail address osp@mkk.si or via the online form.

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Fotografija Marie Prisland iz leta 1964
Date of Entry: 1. 4. 2026

Marie PRISLAND (roj. ČERNE)

21. June 1890–13. September 1979
organizer, publicist, editor, expatriate
Slovenians living in neighbouring countries and around the world, Celjskozasavski
Urednica, publicistka, organizatorka slovenskega izseljenskega življenja in ena najpomembnejših oseb v zgodovini slovenske skupnosti v ZDA.
Portret - Dragica ČARNA
Date of Entry: 17. 3. 2026

Dragica ČARNA (roj. NOVAK)

the professor, a poet, healer
Slovenians living in neighbouring countries and around the world, Pomurci
Pesnica, ki pesni v italijanščini in španščini ter zdravi s pomočjo umetnosti.
Portret - Stanka HROVATIN
Date of Entry: 22. 12. 2025

Stanka HROVATIN

13. March 1929–15. December 2025
cultural worker, a teacher, sociopolitical worker
Slovenians living in neighbouring countries and around the world, Primorci
Stanka Hrovatin je bila slovenska učiteljica, politična in kulturna delavka na Tržaškem.
Portret - Bruno VOLPI LISJAK
Date of Entry: 17. 12. 2025

Bruno VOLPI LISJAK

7. March 1932–15. March 2025
naval officer, researcher cultural heritage
Slovenians living in neighbouring countries and around the world, Primorci
Bruno Volpi Lisjak, Tržačan, dolgoletni pomorščak, menedžer tržaške ladjedelnice, je bil odličen poznavalec ribištva, raziskovalec in publicist.
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Portret Josipa Šašla

Josip ŠAŠEL

15. March 1883–24. April 1961
a lawyer, ethnographic writer, publicist, researcher of folklore, the judge, the editor
Slovenians living in neighbouring countries and around the world, Korošci
V času koroškega plebiscita je bil sodnik v Velikovcu, kasneje pa na Prevaljah, kjer se je poročil z učiteljico iz trgovske hiše, Terezijo Filipowsky
Portret - Ljudevit TOMŠIČ

Ljudevit TOMŠIČ

24. November 1843–24. April 1902
a writer, a teacher
Slovenians living in neighbouring countries and around the world, Dolenjci
Kot učitelj je deloval na Hrvaškem, sodi med pionirje hrvaške mladinske književnosti.
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BEZENŠEK Anton
Date of Entry: 12. 3. 2019

Anton BEZENŠEK

15. April 1854–10. December 1915
stenographer, the professor, textbook author, publicist
Slovenians living in neighbouring countries and around the world, Celjskozasavski
Utemeljitelj slovenske, hrvaške in bolgarske stenografije
Portret - Ivan GAŠPERČIČ
Date of Entry: 26. 12. 2013

Ivan GAŠPERČIČ

21. March 1913–6. September 1969
black brother, merchant
Slovenians living in neighbouring countries and around the world, Primorci
Rodil se je kot dvojček (brat Gabrijel je umrl takoj po rojstvu). Starši: oče Jožef (1863–1947) iz Jugove hiše v Solkanu (bratranec dr. Klementa Ju...
Portret - Milena MERLAK
Date of Entry: 19. 7. 2023

Milena MERLAK (por.) DETELA

9. November 1935–3. August 2006
essayist, a writer, literary translator, a poet, emigrant poet
Slovenians living in neighbouring countries and around the world, Osrednjeslovenski
Najpomembnejša pesnica v literaturi slovenskega zdomstva. Tudi pisateljica in prevajalka. Ustvarjala je v slovenskem in nemškem jeziku.
Portret - Miroslav ŠTUMBERGER
Date of Entry: 21. 5. 2020

Miroslav ŠTUMBERGER

2. July 1892–6. May 1983
a veteran of WW1, naval officer, the inventor, a museologist
Slovenians living in neighbouring countries and around the world, Celjskozasavski