Jan August Sikora , the German version - Johann August Sickert ( v. Puddle Jan Awgust Sykora , German: Johann August Sickert , September 27, 1835, Malešeci village, near Budyszyn , Upper Luzitsa , Germany - December 19, 1921 , Biskopitsy , Upper Puddle, Germany) - Lutheran clergyman, puddle writer and poet. He wrote in the Upper Luzhitsky language .
| Jan August Sikora | |
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| Jan Awgust Sykora | |
| Date of Birth | September 27, 1835 |
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| Date of death | December 19, 1921 (86 years old) |
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| Occupation | , |
| Language of Works | Upper Luzhytsky |
Content
- 1 Biography
- 2 Works
- 3 Literature
- 4 References
Biography
He was born on September 27, 1835 in the puddle village of Malescheti near Budishin. After graduating from the city school, from 1848 to 1856 he studied at the gymnasium. After high school he studied theology in Leipzig . He was a member of the student brotherhood " Sorabia ". Since 1860 he worked for three years as a home teacher. In 1861 he joined the Serbluzhitsk educational organization “ Matica Serbs”. In 1863 he was ordained a priest. He served as rector in the village of Smelna until 1899. As a priest, he belonged to the conservative direction of the Serboluzhitsky Lutheran priesthood. In 1886, he opposed Jan Veli , who published the book Trójniki with criticism of Christianity at the publishing house “Matitsa Serbski”.
He wrote dozens of theological and popular science books that were published by the Serbian Lutheran Society. He printed his poems in the Serbo-Luzhitsa periodical.
In 1936, Ota Vichaz published autobiographical notes by Jan August Sikora entitled “W Malešecach před 100 lětami”.
Compositions
- Wudowa Linatowa abo zhubjene wopismo. Budyšin 1875.
- Třoje zornjatka za bohate płody. Budyšin 1875.
- Powědančka ze žiwjenja. Budyšin 1877.
- Dr. Marćin Luther. Budyšin 1877.
- Lěkečanski stary wučer a jeho syn. Wobraz z 30lětneje wójny. Přełožk, Budyšin 1893.
- Kłosy a zornjatka. Zběrka powědančkow, Budyšin 1908.
Literature
- Ludmila Mětškowa: Sykora, Jan Awgust. W: Jan Šołta, Pětr Kunze, Franc Šěn (wud.): Nowy biografiski słownik k stawiznam a kulturje Serbow. Ludowe nakładnistwo Domowina, Budyšin 1984, str. 527sl.
- O. Wićaz, Smilnanski farar August Sykora - Łužica 48 (1935), str. 33-36; T. Malinkowa, Jan Awgust Sykora - posledni serbski farar w Smělnej - Rozhlad (2010) 9, str. 3-10l.
Links
- Biographical information on the website of the Serboluzhytsky Institute
- Cyrkwje w Smělnej a Zemicach (unavailable link) , Pomhaj Bóh , August 2008