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Josip Juraj Strossmayer
Josip Juraj Strossmayer by Josip Franjo Mücke (1871)
Born	(1815-02-04)4 February 1815 Osijek, Kingdom of Slavonia, Austrian Empire
Died	8 April 1905(1905-04-08) (aged 90) Đakovo, Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia, Austria-Hungary
Resting place	Đakovo Cathedral, Đakovo, Croatia 45°18′27.9″N 18°24′39″E / 45.307750°N 18.41083°E / 45.307750; 18.41083 (Grave of Josip Strossmayer)
Other names	Joseph Georg Strossmayer
Alma mater	University of Vienna
Occupation(s)	Bishop, politician, professor
Years active	1838–1905
Known for	Founder of Yugoslav Academy of Sciences and Arts
Political party	People's Party (until 1880) Independent People's Party (1880–1905)
Movement	Illyrian Movement
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Josip Juraj Strossmayer, also Štrosmajer (pronounced [jǒsip jûraj ʃtrǒsmajer]; German: Joseph Georg Strossmayer;^[1] 4 February 1815 – 8 April 1905) was a Croatian prelate of the Catholic Church, politician and benefactor.^[2] Between 1849 and his death, he served as the Bishop of Bosnia (Đakovo) and Syrmia. He was one of the key founders of the Yugoslav Academy of Sciences and Arts (today named Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts) and the Gallery of Old Masters in Zagreb.

^ Arthur J. May, The Hapsburg Monarchy, 1867–1914 (New York: W. W. Norton, 1968), 73. Contemporaries spelled the name "Straussmeyer".
^ Klemens Löffler (1912). "Catholic Encyclopedia: Joseph Georg Strossmayer". The Catholic Encyclopedia Vol. 14. Robert Appleton Company, New York. Retrieved 2010-04-18.