Matija Petar Katančić
Matija Petar Katančić | |
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| Born | 12 August 1750 Valpovo, Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia, Habsburg Monarchy |
| Died | 26 May 1825 (aged 74) Buda, Kingdom of Hungary, Habsburg Monarchy |
| Occupation | Poet, scholar, archaeologist |
| Nationality | Croatian |
| Literary movement | Classicism, Enlightenment |
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Matija Petar Katančić (Latin: Mathias Petrus Katancsich; 1750–1825) was a Croatian writer and scholar. His fields include poetry, literary theory, philology, lexicography, aesthetics, archaeology, and numismatics. He is considered the father of Croatian archaeology in modern Croatia.