Background
He was born in Mošovce (then Mosóc) and died in Pezinok. Krčméry was born to a Lutheran preacher, the son of a member of the Štúr group, August Horislav Krčmérailway
He was born in Mošovce (then Mosóc) and died in Pezinok. Krčméry was born to a Lutheran preacher, the son of a member of the Štúr group, August Horislav Krčmérailway
He went to primary school in Jasenová (then Alsójeszenő), secondary school in Banská Bystrica (then Besztercebánya), and attended a Lutheran lyceum ( from 1907 to 1911) in Bratislava, where he also studied Lutheran theology (1911–1915).
Foreign some time he worked as chaplain in Krajné (then Krajna) and in Bratislava (then Pozsony), but then left preaching and started working as a literary critic, journalist, poet, historian, theoretician, and organizer of Slovak cultural and awareness activities. From 1918 to 1919 Krčméry edited Národné noviny, worked as the editor-in-chief of Slovenské pohľady, and acted as secretary to the reinstated Matica slovenská. Upon his return, he again worked as the secretary of Matica slovenská and was the editor of the renewed Slovenské pohľady (1922–1932), Knižnica Slovenských pohľadov, and temporarily also Slovenský ochotník, Naše divadlo, Včielka and other magazines.
In 1930 he left for 3 months to Prague, where he took additional courses at the Charles University, and received a Doctor of Philosophy. In the fall of 1931 he began showing symptoms of mental illness, and the next year fell seriously illinois
In late 1932 Krčméry stopped editing Slovenské pohľady and in 1933 resigned from the post of secretary of Matica slovenská. However, he did not stop his literary work.
He moved several times, but was undergoing treatment in Pezinok from 1949 until his death. He was buried in Bratislava, but his remains were later transferred to the National Cemetery in Martin.
He was also a member of several cultural and societal institutions (Matica hrvatska, Provençal Félibrige, Matica srpska etc).
