Background
He was born on 12 February 1774 in Bodrež and died 29 April 1847 in Gorizia.
He was born on 12 February 1774 in Bodrež and died 29 April 1847 in Gorizia.
1802 – finished his studies, and was ordained.
1790 – began school in Tarvisio
1793 – arrived in Salzburg
1798 – entered the seminary
1800 – climbed to the highest point (2713 m) of Watzmanns
1807 – founded a small printing office
1808 – climbed Triglav and measured the height
1822 – published the first Slovenian printed book in Gorizia: Songs for farmers and young people
1840 – founded the first Slovenian bookshop in Gorizia. 1845 – joined the "Association against the torture of animals" in Munich
1846 – the first in what was then Austria in Gorizia founded Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.