Statue of Pavol Országh Hviezdoslav, on Hviezdoslavovo Námestie

Pavol Országh Hviezdoslav (February 2, 1849 in Vyšný Kubín, † November 8, 1921 in Dolný Kubín) was a Slovak poet, dramatist, translator and a member of the Czechoslovak parliament for a short time. Literary theoreticians consider him the most important Slovak poet of all times. In 1918 he was a member of the newly created Revolutionary National Assembly (provisional governing body, later parliament) in Prague, and from 1919-1920 served as its representative.

Photo 1238, Sept 2008