What is Josif Runjanin?
[[File:Josip_Runjanin.png|thumb|right|Sketch of Josif Runjanin]] '''Josif Runjanin''' was a Croatia-born Austrian [[soldier]] and [[composer]]. He was born on December 8, 1821 in [[Vinkovci]]. He died on February 2, 1878 in [[Novi Sad]]. He is known for composing the Croatian [[national anthem]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/939553487|title=Anthems and the making of nation states : identity and nationalism in the Balkans|last=Pavković|first=Aleksandar|date=2016|others=Christopher Kelen|isbn=978-0-85772-642-1|location=London|oclc=939553487}}</ref> There are many [[School|schools]] in [[Serbia]] that are named after him. One of them is the elementary Music School of Josip Runjanin in [[Vinkovci]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Josip Runjanin|url=http://www.runjanina.hr/o-nama/josip-runjanin.html|access-date=2021-09-07|website=www.runjanina.hr|archive-date=2021-09-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210907141709/http://www.runjanina.hr/o-nama/josip-runjanin.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Runjanin, Josif}} [[Category:1821 births]] [[Category:1878 deaths]] [[Category:Serbian military people]] [[Category:Serbian composers]] {{Biography-stub}}