Tita Kovač Artemis
| Tita Kovač Artemis | |
|---|---|
| Born |
18 September 1930 Novo Mesto, Kingdom of Yugoslavia |
| Died | 11 March 2016 (aged 85) |
| Occupation | Chemist and writer |
| Notable awards |
Levstik Award 1985 for Kemiki skozi stoletja |
Tita Kovač Artemis (19 September 1930 – 11 March 2016) was a Slovene chemist and writer.[1]
She won the Levstik Award in 1985 for her book Kemiki skozi stoletja (Chemists Through the Centuries).[2]
She was best known for her documented biographical novels on Johann Weikhard von Valvasor Spomini baraona Valvasorja (Memoirs of Baron Valvasor), 1973; Stephen Dečanski Štefan Dečanski, 1974; Sigmund Zois Najbogatejši Kranjec (The Richest Carniolan), 1979; Janez Bleiweis Slovenski orator (The Slovene Orator), 1990; and Ioannis Kapodistrias Grški feniks (The Greek Phoenix), 2003.
In 1970 she moved to Greece where she lived and worked for many years until she moved to a retirement home near Topolšica in her native Slovenia.[3]
References
- ↑ "Umrla pisateljica in častna občanka Novega mesta Tita Kovač Artemis". Dolenjski list. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
- ↑ "Levstikove nagrade". Mladinska knjiga. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
- ↑ PV Zimzelen site, cs-zimzelen.si; accessed 20 March 2016.
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