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Croatian celebrities
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| Besides its natural beauties, Croatia is also made up of its inventors and various inventions and discoveries in this area. In this feature, we will tell you more about some of the distinguished Croatians from the past who have marked entire periods with their discoveries, changing the history of mankind. |
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BOSKOVIC,
RUDJER (1711-1787.) the physicist, mathematician and astronomer; one of the most recognized scientist of his time, predecessor of modern physics, founder of dynamic atomistic
BROZ-TITO, JOSIP (1892-1980.) politician and statesman; organizer of the antifascist rebellion in Yugoslavia during the World War II
DRZIC, MARIN (1508-1567.) writer; chronicler of Dubrovnik Republic, one of the greatest comedians of the Renaissance (predecessor of Moliere)
GENERALIC, IVAN (1914-1992.) naive painter; founder of the world renowned Hlebine painting school
GETALDIC, MARIN GHETALDUS (1566-1606.) mathematician; he used algebra in geometric; pioneer in making of conic lenses
GUNDULIC, IVAN (1589-1638.) writer; famous for his epic "Osman" where he celebrated a freedom-loving spirit of Dubrovnik Republic
KLOVIC, JULIJE (1498-1578.) painter; the greatest European miniaturist of his time, he painted for the Roman Pope and for the Medici family in Florence
KRLEZA, MIROSLAV (1893-1981.) the greatest modern Croatian writer and also one of the most significant Middle European writers of the first half of the 20th century; founder of Croatian lexicography
LISINSKI, VATROSLAV (1819-1854.) composer; he wrote the first Croatian opera "Love and Malice" in 1846
LUPIS, IVAN (1813-1875.) nautical officer from Rijeka; inventor of the torpedo, which was manufactured for the first time in Whitehead's factory in Rijeka in 1866
MARIN (4th century) stonecutter from the island of Rab; founded Republic of San Marino, the first republic in Europe
MESTROVIC, IVAN (1883-1962.) famous Croatian sculptor; he created monumental sculptures with national thematic; he worked in the USA where he made his best known sculpture is "Indians" in Chicago
PENKALA, SLAVOLJUB (1871-1922.) inventor of the mechanical pencil and fountain pen in 1906 and of the first Croatian two-seater plane
POLO, MARCO (1254-1324.) Venetian adventurer and explorer; meritorious for his explorations of China; according to tradition, born on Korcula island
PRELOG, VLADIMIR (1906-1998.) chemist; he worked in Switzerland, in 1975 he won a Nobel price for chemistry
RADIC, STJEPAN (1871-1928.) politician; founder of the Croatian Peasant Party, he was democrat leader and champion of Croatian liberation; he was assassinated at the Assembly of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia
RUZICKA, LAVOSLAV (1887-1976.) chemist, he worked in Switzerland, in 1939 he won a Nobel price for chemistry
SCHWARTZ, DAVID (1852-1897.) constructor of air ship with a metal frame; Ferdinand Zeppelin bought out his work and, based on them, built the aircraft which bears his name
STARCEVIC, ANTE (1823-1896.) politician, founder of the Croatian Party of Rights, advocated the policy of complete independence of Croatia; named "the father of the nation"
STEPINAC, ALOJZIJE (1898-1960.) archbishop from Zagreb, cardinal and theologian; publicly condemned fascist persecution during the World War II; after establishing of the Communist rule, was imprisoned. He died in confinement. Beatified in 1998.
TESLA, NIKOLA (1856-1943.) physicist; he worked in USA; one of the greatest scientist in the fields of electrical engineering; he projected the first hydroelectric power station at Niagara Falls using alternating current; laid the groundwork for the making of radar equipment; the measuring unit for magnetic induction (Tesla - T) was named after him
TUDJMAN, FRANJO (1922-1999.) politician and historian, he participated in antifascist movement. He came into conflict with Communist regime because he represented Croatian national interests. He founded Croatian Democratic Party (HDZ), which won the first multiparty elections in 1990, he was the first president of independent Croatian state
VRANCIC, FAUST (1551-1617.) inventor, philosopher and lexicographer; he anticipated a number of technical inventions, the parachute, among others
VUCETIC, IVAN (1858-1925.) one of the inventors of dactyloscopy, the method for identifying persons by their fingerprints
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