Author. Stefan Krecmery gained acclaim as a Slovak author. He was very prolific, writing poems and articles for magazines, novels, and anthologies. His most important theoretical work is the two-volume history of Slovak literature, "150 Years of Slovak Literature," where he describes many significant personalities of the 18th and 19th centuries. Born the son of a Lutheran pastor, his grandfather was August Horislav Krcmery, a member of the Stur group, who supported a strong Slovak culture. After attending local schools, he studied Lutheran theology from 1911 to 1915, before working as a chaplain for a few years. Krcmery was one of the signatures on the Martin Declaration, dated October 30, 1918. He left the church duties to become a writer and literary critic. In 1920 he made his debut with a collection of poems "When Freedom Was Born." The 1930 basic collection "Songs and Ballads" was very romantic. He devoted himself to writing patriotic and love lyrics, but also spiritual lyrics. He also was involved with preserving the Slovak culture. He wrote under several pseudonyms including Eajka, Jain Jesom and Ujo Atefan. He became the editor-in-chief of the literary magazine "Slovak Views." From 1920 to 1921, Krcmery undertook a studying trip to Paris together with his wife Hela. Upon his return in 1922, he resumed his position at "Slovak Views" along with publishing in other magazines, and worked as the secretary of the Matica slovenska¡, the Slavic cultural institution in the city of Martin. He was responsible for the development of amateurism, educational work and libraries. He worked closely with community theater productions. In 1930, he earned his Ph.D. in three months at Charles University in Prague. He also translated poetry from Hungarian, German and French. In his own translation, he published a selection of Slovak poetry in Hungarian. In the fall of 1931, he began showing symptoms of mental illness, and the next year fell seriously ill with the diagnosis of schizophrenia. He had to resign his positions at the magazines and Matica slovenska¡, but continued to write independently. His last collection of poetry was in 1945, "Greetings from the Silent Poet." He was receiving treatment for his mental illness up to the day he died. Originally, he was buried in Bratislava, but his remains were later transferred to the National Cemetery. His pink granite grave marker is a very modern piece. He shares the marker with Jozef Ciger Hronsky, an author.