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Ján Botto (January 27, 1829, Vyšný Skálnik – April 28, 1881, Banská Bystrica) was a Slovak poet, writer of the Štúr generation and co-founder of the first Slovak gymnasium in Revúca.

Born into a family of farmers, he began to attend Latin Gymnasium at Ožďany and from 1843 the Evangelical lyceum at Levoča, where he wrote his first literary works. From 1853 he had been engaged as a land surveyor in different towns throughout Slovakia, Zvolen, Martin and Banská Štiavnica. In 1861 he wrote one of his most important ballads, Smrť Jánošíkova /Death of Jánošík/. He was the youngest member of writers, poets and politicians in the generation of Ľudovít Štúr. Together with Samo Chalupka, Andrej Sládkovič and Janko Kráľ he is one of the most important poets of Slovak romanticism. He died of heart failure at 28. April 1881 in Banská Bystrica.

A commemorative plaque, statue and a museum dedicated to his memory are located in Vyšný Skálnik.

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-'''Ján Botto''' (January 27, 1829, [[Vyšný Skálnik]] – April 28, 1881, [[Banská Bystrica]])  was a Slovak poet, writer of [[Štúr]] generation and co-founder of the first Slovak gymnasium in [[Revúca]].
+'''Ján Botto''' (January 27, 1829, [[Vyšný Skálnik]] – April 28, 1881, [[Banská Bystrica]])  was a Slovak poet, writer of the [[Štúr]] generation and co-founder of the first Slovak gymnasium in [[Revúca]].
-Born as a son of a farmer family, he began to attend Latin Gymnasium at [[Ožďany]] and from 1843 Evangelical [[lyceum]] at [[Levoča]], where he wrote his first literal works. From 1853 he has been engaged as [[land surveyor]] in different towns throughout the Slovakia, [[Zvolen]], [[Martin, Slovakia|Martin]] and [[Banská Štiavnica]]. In 1861 he wrote one of his most important ballads, Smrť Jánošíkova /Death of Jánošík/. He was the youngest member of writers, poets and politicians of [[Ľudovít Štúr]] generation. Together with [[Samo Chalupka]], [[Andrej Sládkovič]] and [[Janko Kráľ]] he belongs to the most important poets of Slovak [[romanticism]]. He died on heart failure at 28. April 1881 in Banská Bystrica.
+Born into a family of farmers, he began to attend Latin Gymnasium at [[Ožďany]] and from 1843 the Evangelical [[lyceum]] at [[Levoča]], where he wrote his first literary works. From 1853 he had been engaged as a [[land surveyor]] in different towns throughout Slovakia, [[Zvolen]], [[Martin, Slovakia|Martin]] and [[Banská Štiavnica]]. In 1861 he wrote one of his most important ballads, Smrť Jánošíkova /Death of Jánošík/. He was the youngest member of writers, poets and politicians in the generation of [[Ľudovít Štúr]]. Together with [[Samo Chalupka]], [[Andrej Sládkovič]] and [[Janko Kráľ]] he is one of the most important poets of Slovak [[romanticism]]. He died of heart failure at 28. April 1881 in Banská Bystrica.
-In [[Vyšný Skálnik]] is his museum, statue and a memory plaque.
+A commemorative plaque, statue and a museum dedicated to his memory are located in [[Vyšný Skálnik]].
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