Edvard Kocbek

1904 - 1981

country of citizenship: Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Kingdom of Yugoslavia, Austria-Hungary

languages spoken, written or signed: French, Slovene

occupation: linguist, poet, political commissar, writer, translator, politician, partisan, essayist

award received: Prešeren Award, Order "For Merit to the People", Order of Brotherhood and Unity, Commemorative Medal of the Partisans of 1941, Order of the People's Liberation

Edvard Kocbek (27 September 1904 – 3 November 1981) was a Slovenian poet, writer, essayist, translator, member of Christian Socialists in the Liberation Front of the Slovene Nation and Slovene Partisans. He is considered one of the best authors who have written in Slovene, and one of the best Slovene poets after Prešeren. His political role during and after World War II made him one of the most controversial figures in Slovenia in the 20th century. Source: Wikipedia (en)