Background
Vidrić was born in Zagreb, in an affluent family of Slovenian origin.
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Vladimir Vidric
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He studied law in Prague, Graz and Vienna. After obtaining his Doctor of Philosophy in 1903, he did not pursue an academic career, but became a lawyer
Career
He is considered one of the major figures of the Croatian secessionist poetry. He was one of the leaders of the group of demonstrators that burned the Hungarian flag on the occasion of the emperor Franz Joseph"s visit to Zagreb in 1895. He started writing poems in high school, but his real literary start was the poem Boni mores, published in Vienac in 1897.
He wrote very little before his premature death: around 40 poems, most of which were published by him in the collection entitled simply Pjesme (Poems) in 1907.
He was known for his adventurous life, great intelligence and prodigious memory (he used to spend whole evenings reciting poetry to his amazed friends. He always did admirably well at school) and his affiliation with the controversial progressive political circles.
Vidrić died in obscure circumstances in the mental hospital in the Zagreb suburb of Vrapčest
