Rikard Jorgovanić
Rikard Jorgovanić was a Croatian writer. As the son of a Bohemian immigrant of German ethnicity, and his Croatianized last name was calqued after German Flieder. He enrolled in the public school of Varaždin, and later continued his education in Zagreb. His poetical verses are characterized by intrigue and intimacy. While he is known as the first writer of fantasy in Croatia, his work also differs from the usual pro-nationalistic ideology.
