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ment, following the example of the Czechs – all of this strengthened the
Slovene-faith in the great affinity between Czech and Slovene interests. Neo
Absolutism interrupted further political cooperation for a time. Assigning
officials and grammar school teachers to posts across the empire as a whole,
the authorities unintentionally strengthened mutual sympathies of Czechs
and Slovenes, since a number of Czech professors maintained friendly atti-
tudes to the Slovenes.
In this respect the most important role had undoubtedly Jan Lego, who
dedicated his work to strengthening Slovene-Czech reciprocity and coop-
eration. Besides his educational contributions, he took care that the Czechs
would learn about the Slovene cultural, scholarly and literary achieve-
ments. He was one of many educated people abroad whom we cannot ig-
nore when talking about foreign intellectuals working in Slovene lands in
the second half of the 19th century, particularly in the time of absolutism
between 1850 and 1859, when Austrian authorities imposed a kind of a po-
lice state. At the same time the Vienna government sent to Slovenia many
Czech high-school teachers, government officials, doctors and lawyers. At
first, the Slovenes were not enthusiastic about the Czech officials, consid-
ering them social climbers, but gradually they accepted their activities and
achievements. Some of these Czech officials felt so good among the Slo-
venes that they decided to remain,1 some of them were ordered by govern-
ment to leave the country.
Jan Václav Lego (1833–1906) came to Slovene lands in 1857, before con-
stitutional period and remained for almost 20 years. He worked as a na-
tional revivalist and cultural worker also in his homeland. When he ar-
rived to Kamnik, he soon was lacking cultural work as he knew it in Czech
Lands. In Kamnik, his first employment was as a government official. He
was taught the Slovene language by M. Močnik, headmaster of the girls
grammar school and later an editor of Učiteljski tovariš (Teacher’s Com-
rade). Thus, later in Ljubljana, it was not difficult for him to participate in
the organization of national societies intended to encourage Slovenes to
play a more active role in activities for the national advancement. After one
1 Among them were Ivan Vavrů, physical education instructor and, together with
Fran Levstik, the founding father of Slovene physical education terminology; J. N.
Nečásek, the headmaster of Ljubljana grammar school; the conductor and musician
Anton Nedvĕd, who invited Jan Lego to come to Ljubljana; G. A. Lindner, schools in-
spector; the gynecologist A. Valenta, the head of Ljubljana maternity hospital from
1857 to 1898, and many others. Some high-school teachers and professors were very
popular since they encuraged pupils to use Slovene language and taught them about
Slavism in general.
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ment, following the example of the Czechs – all of this strengthened the
Slovene-faith in the great affinity between Czech and Slovene interests. Neo
Absolutism interrupted further political cooperation for a time. Assigning
officials and grammar school teachers to posts across the empire as a whole,
the authorities unintentionally strengthened mutual sympathies of Czechs
and Slovenes, since a number of Czech professors maintained friendly atti-
tudes to the Slovenes.
In this respect the most important role had undoubtedly Jan Lego, who
dedicated his work to strengthening Slovene-Czech reciprocity and coop-
eration. Besides his educational contributions, he took care that the Czechs
would learn about the Slovene cultural, scholarly and literary achieve-
ments. He was one of many educated people abroad whom we cannot ig-
nore when talking about foreign intellectuals working in Slovene lands in
the second half of the 19th century, particularly in the time of absolutism
between 1850 and 1859, when Austrian authorities imposed a kind of a po-
lice state. At the same time the Vienna government sent to Slovenia many
Czech high-school teachers, government officials, doctors and lawyers. At
first, the Slovenes were not enthusiastic about the Czech officials, consid-
ering them social climbers, but gradually they accepted their activities and
achievements. Some of these Czech officials felt so good among the Slo-
venes that they decided to remain,1 some of them were ordered by govern-
ment to leave the country.
Jan Václav Lego (1833–1906) came to Slovene lands in 1857, before con-
stitutional period and remained for almost 20 years. He worked as a na-
tional revivalist and cultural worker also in his homeland. When he ar-
rived to Kamnik, he soon was lacking cultural work as he knew it in Czech
Lands. In Kamnik, his first employment was as a government official. He
was taught the Slovene language by M. Močnik, headmaster of the girls
grammar school and later an editor of Učiteljski tovariš (Teacher’s Com-
rade). Thus, later in Ljubljana, it was not difficult for him to participate in
the organization of national societies intended to encourage Slovenes to
play a more active role in activities for the national advancement. After one
1 Among them were Ivan Vavrů, physical education instructor and, together with
Fran Levstik, the founding father of Slovene physical education terminology; J. N.
Nečásek, the headmaster of Ljubljana grammar school; the conductor and musician
Anton Nedvĕd, who invited Jan Lego to come to Ljubljana; G. A. Lindner, schools in-
spector; the gynecologist A. Valenta, the head of Ljubljana maternity hospital from
1857 to 1898, and many others. Some high-school teachers and professors were very
popular since they encuraged pupils to use Slovene language and taught them about
Slavism in general.
298
