Ivan Bunić Vučić
Ivan Vučić Bunić, now known predominantly as Ivan Bunić Vučić, was a Croatian politician and poet from the Republic of Ragusa.Biography
He was born into a large family in Dubrovnik. He was a member of the Ragusean aristocracy, and was five times elected as Rector of the Republic of Ragusa. He wrote poetry in the Croatian language. His most important work is Plandovanja, a collection of 109 poems which included new motives in Croatian literature. Only his poem Mandaljena pokornica was printed during his life, and is considered a well-versed example of Baroque style poetry. His complete works were printed in 1849.
Bunić Vučić died in Dubrovnik in 1658.
In 1992 the newly formed Croatian government released a commemorative stamp in honor of the "400th anniversary since the birth of Ivan Bunić Vučić."
