Friedrich S. (Friedrich Salomo) Krauss

Born in Požega in 1859 and educated at the University of Vienna, Friedrich Salomo Krauss built his reputation as an ethnographer, folklorist, and Slavist. He is especially known for his fieldwork among South Slavic communities and for assembling major collections of oral poetry and traditional lore.

Krauss wrote about folk culture with unusual breadth, ranging from epic songs and popular beliefs to customs that many scholars of his time ignored. His work helped preserve materials that might otherwise have been lost, and it made him an important figure in the study of Balkan and Slavic traditions.

Later in life, he also became known for research and publishing on sexuality, a field in which he pushed against social taboos and attracted both attention and criticism. He died in Vienna in 1938, leaving behind a body of work that sits at the crossroads of folklore, ethnography, and early sexology.