Slovenian Champion Mihael Herman
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Mihael Herman, Styrian Regional Assembly, United Slovenia, Ptuj Reading RoomAbstract
Lawyer and politician Michael Herman (1822-1883) was of German descent. During his service in Ptuj, he came into closer contact with Slovenians. He learned Slovenian and socialized with the local Slovenian intelligentsia. In the first elections in March 1861, he was elected to the Styrian Regional Assembly, where he began to advocate for the rights of the Slovenian population. His speech of 16 March 1863, which was translated and adapted by Fran Levstik and published in the newspaper Naprej and in two separate pamphlets, resonated among Slovenians. Herman was re-elected to the Regional Assembly in 1867, 1870, 1871 and 1878, and to the National Assembly in 1873 and 1879. In the Styrian Regional Assembly, he repeatedly advocated the equality of Slovenian with German and pointed to the demand for a United Slovenia. He advocated a federalist Austria and Catholic conservatism and was among the first to join the Law Party in 1872. In the National Assembly, his speech during the address debate in November 1873 stood out.
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