Draga Gregorič Rosenberg

Draga Gregorič Rosenberg
Born
Draga Gregorič

(1879-03-02)March 2, 1879
DiedMarch 28, 1965(1965-03-28) (aged 86)
Servola, Trieste, Italy
NationalitySlovene
Occupation(s)Preschool teacher, kindergarten principal
RelativesMarica Gregorič Stepančič (sister)

Draga Gregorič Rosenberg (2 March 1879, Servola, Trieste, Austria-Hungary – 28 March 1965, Servola, Trieste, Italy) was a Slovene preschool teacher and kindergarten principal.[1][2]

Early life

Gregorič Rosenberg was born into a Slovene family on 2 March 1879 in Servola (Slovene: Škedenj), then part of Austria-Hungary.[1][2] Her mother was washerwoman Marija Hrovatič and her father was butcher and farmer Mihael Gregorič.[1] She had five siblings,[2] three of whom, besides herself, also worked in education. Her elder sister was the teacher, writer and publicist Marica Gregorič Stepančič.[1]

Career and later life

In 1898 Gregorič Rosenberg founded a Slovene kindergarten in Servola.[3][1] It was the first kindergarten in the district.[4] She served as its first teacher and headmistress.[1] Until 1900 the kindergarten operated in her family home,[1] after which it moved to premises of the Družba svetega Cirila in Metoda (Society of Saints Cyril and Methodius).[1] She died on 28 March 1965 in Servola.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Gregorič - Stepančič, Marica (1874–1954)". Slovenska biografija (in Slovenian). Retrieved 11 August 2025.
  2. ^ a b c Primorski slovenski biografski leksikon (PDF) (in Slovenian). Gorizia. 1974–1994.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. ^ "Uspela kulturna prireditev v Škednju" (PDF). Katoliški glas (in Slovenian). Gorizia/Trieste. 2 July 1970. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
  4. ^ Jakomin, Dušan (1983). Škedenj v besedi in sliki 1. Trieste.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)