Julije Bajamonti

Julije (Julio) Bajamonti (Italian: Giulio Bajamonti; 4 August 1744 – 12 November 1800) was a medical historian, writer, translator, encyclopedist, historian, philosopher, and musician[1] from the city of Split in present-day Croatia.

Bajamonti is known for composing the first preserved oratorio in Croatia (La traslazione di San Doimo), writing about the history of Split (unfinished and unpublished), and helping Alberto Fortis, with his journey around Dalmatia which also included the discovery of the now famous South Slavic Muslim song, Hasanaginica.

After the fall of Venice in 1797 he urged that Dalmatia should be annexed to the Habsburg monarchy.

Like many other intellectuals along the Dalmatian coast Bajamonti wrote most of his works in Italian.

He performed his medical work in the cities of Split, Hvar, and Kotor (in the area of Boka Kotorska in today's Montenegro).