Search

The paper focuses on the life and work of Michal Kováč-Adamov, the historian, bibliographer, theatrologist and playwright. Author summarizes his life milestones and most important activities, which significantly influenced every area of his interest. Apart from his publishing and pedagogical activities, he was an advocate of civic and democratic principles and has supported many reform trends which were at that time not in line with normalization tendencies in society. He served as the custodian of Matica Slovenská, but also as the deputy of Minister of Culture of the Slovak Republic, which in many ways complicated his professional as well as private life. Michal Kováč-Adamov is considered as an important personality of the Martin city and Slovak culture. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]