Turnerjeva mariborska doba (1903-1924) : "Po dolgih letih življenje spet na slovenskih tleh."

slovenian

2001

volume 1, issue 1

Zgodovinsko društvo dr. Franca Kovačiča v Mariboru
(Obvezni izvod spletne publikacije)

Turner's highest goal was to educate the Slovenes after the model of Western Europe and convince them that they have to open to the world and at the same time create and preserve their own culture. Therefore in his Maribor period, when he lived at the foot of Kalvarija, he was committed to other activities than just those of a big landowner. He became the president of the Historical society of Maribor and the president of the Students' home. He also took on many other responsibilities for the good of the people and science, but he never became politically active. His work in Maribor was the realization of the ideas he had started to nourish before he returned to his homeland. He succeeded thanks to this strong will and his wealth. The majority of the ones he helped the scholarship-holders of 'Dr. Pavel Turner foundation' among others were also successful. Turner was one of those rare Slovenes who managed to become cosmopolitan while keeping their sense of national identity

15.10.2021