Jozef Ignác Bajza (Hungarian: Bajza József Ignác; 5 March 1755 – 1 December 1836) was an ethnically Slovak writer, satirist and Catholic priest in the Kingdom of Hungary.
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Jozef Ignác Bajza | |
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Born | (1755-03-05)5 March 1755 Peredmér, Kingdom of Hungary, Habsburg monarchy (now Predmier, Slovakia) |
Died | 1 December 1836(1836-12-01) (aged 81) Pressburg, Kingdom of Hungary, Austrian Empire (now Bratislava, Slovakia) |
Known for | wrote the first novel in Slovak |
He is best known for his novel René mláďenca príhodi a skúsenosťi (original, modern spelling René mládenca príhody a skúsenosti), which was the first novel written in Slovak. He is buried in St. Martin's Cathedral in Bratislava.
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