The article is dedicated to a more or less forgotten Slovene intellectual, gymnazium professar, educator, editor, and, last but not least, Slavophil and patriot Jernej Bartol(omej) Francelj, who has lived and worked in Croatia from 1854 up to his death, 1889. With his journal Pučki prijatelj (People's Friend) he has considerably contributed to the progress of farming, and general education ofpeople of Varaždin. In spite of his seeming »installation« within the Croatian society, he remained a loyal and devoted member of Slovene nation.