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In 1884, he came into conflict with Strossmayer and his supporters in the [[People's Party (Kingdom of Croatia)|People's Party]], where he supported the pro-Hungarian faction, which allowed him to serve in the Croatian Parliament 1884-87. From 1887 to 1891, he studied law and became the Minister of Education and Religion in the [[Károly Khuen-Héderváry]] administration. While in that office, he established several schools, including one for the blind and deaf, introduced [[physical education]] classes and helped to form the foundation for a unified school system. He had to leave the ministry in 1897, after a protest in which he burned a Hungarian flag. He returned to the University and, in 1906, joined the [[Party of Rights]]. Shortly thereafter, he began painting again.
In addition to being a painter and critic, he also translated [[Dante's Divine Comedy]] into Croatian and was the author of poems, travelogues and two novels. He died in [[Zagreb]].
In Croatian film ''[[Countess Dora]]'' (1993) he is played by [[Relja Bašić]].
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