Andrej Medved, a Slovene poet, editor and translator, died on February 23, 2026, at the age of 79.
Born in Ljubljana on February 3, 1947, he studied philosophy and the history of art at the University of Ljubljana. Medved worked as an editor at publications including Le Livre Slovène, the predecessor of Litterae slovenicae, and served as a curator at the Coastal Galleries in Piran.
He was also editor of the Artes and Hyperion series. Medved published numerous poetry collections and received the Prešeren Foundation Award in 2003, the Jenko Award in 2008 and the Veronika Award in 2010.
Andrej Medved (3 February 1947 – 23 February 2026) was a Slovene poet, editor and translator. He published numerous poetry collections.