Antun Sorkočević
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Antun Sorkočević, Antonio Sorgo, (born 1775 in Dubrovnik - died 1841 in Paris) was a Croatian diplomat, count, writer, and composer and good friend of Marc Bruère Desrivaux
Son of Luka Sorkočević (1734-1789). He was also the composer of the first symphony written in Dubrovnik, and author of the earliest Croatian (pre-classicist) symphonies, extraordinary accomplishments of music, equal to the best European pre-classicist works of the sort.[citation needed]
Antun studied in Rome, and after 1806 led the Republic of Dubrovnik's diplomatic representation in Paris, was the last ambassador of his native Republic of Ragusa in France, where he spent 35 years. He put forth the idea of creating a separate region comprising the Republic and Boka Kotorska under the Austrian Empire after French occupation of these lands. He became a member of the Académie Celtique in 1806 and later the Société des Antiquaries.
Author of numerous publications, he became member of Académie Celtique in 1806 and the Société des Antiquaries in 1828. Among other books he published (such as "Mémoire sur la langue et les moeurs des peuples slaves", "Fragments sur l'histoire et la littérature de la République de Raguse et sur la langue slave", Fragmenti o političkoj i književnoj povijesti stare Dubrovačke republike i o slavenskom jeziku), in 1838 he translated Ivan Gundulić's Osman into French and became the author of the earliest Croatian piano sonatas. The collection contains abundant information relevant to research of the two composers' life and work. Antun wrote four symphonies and numerous pieces for chamber music.
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