Simo Matavulj was born on September 14, 1852 in Sibenik, Austrian Empire [now Croatia]. He was a writer, known for Bakonja fra Brne (1951), Smesne i druge price (2004) and Posljednji vitezovi (1963). He was married to Ljubica Dimovic and Milica Stepanovic. He died on February 20, 1908 in Belgrade, Serbia.