The article focuses on the presentation of Rudolf Maister in history and literature textbooks and presents the results of a survey performed among students in order to determine their knowledge about his life and work. Based on the textbook analysis, we found that Rudolf Maister is not fully integrated in school curricula. While students know about his military life, they are not familiar with him as a poet and painter. The city of Celje, where Maister spent a part of his life and was politically and culturally active, is not recognized today as the city where he left his mark. The survey revealed that most students know about his military achievements, which is understandable as this is included in their learning material, but know nothing about Maister as a painter or the poet who supported the literary society Kondor. The greater majority of students know about the Rudolf Maister Day, however, the reason for the celebration is rather vaguely known. Quite a few students from the secondary school I. gimnazija in Celje do not know the location of Maister’s memorial plaque even though they pass by it several times a day. The information on his date of birth and death is generally known. A possible solution for a fuller knowledge about Maister’s life and work would be to include his literary and art works in school curricula.