Ivan Crkvenčić

Ivan Crkvenčić (24 May 1923 - 24 October 2011) was a prominent Croatian food and regional geographer as well as geopolitician.[2]

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Ivan Crkvenčić
Born(1923-05-24)May 24, 1923
Slanje near Ludbreg
DiedOctober 24, 2011(2011-10-24) (aged 88)[1]
Zagreb, Croatia
NationalityCroat
Alma materUniversity of Zagreb
Known forGeografija SR Hrvatske (in six volumes)[2]
Spouse(s)Jasna Crkvenčić[1]
ChildrenMladen Crkvenčić[1]
Scientific career
Fieldsgeography of food
regional geography
geopolitics
InstitutionsFaculty of Science, University of Zagreb
Institute for Geography (1964-1974)

He graduated at the Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb in Zagreb, where he obtained his doctorate in 1956 and lectured (1971–93). In 2000 he receives a professor emeritus title.[2] Crkvenčić lectured as well in the United Kingdom, Norway, Germany, United States and Serbia. He was a dean of the Faculty of Science (1978–82) and founder and the only president of the Institute for Geography (1964–74) in Zagreb.[2]

He was a founder and long-standing editor of the scientific journal Geographical Papers and author of the geographical encyclopedia in six volumes Geografija SR Hrvatske. Other notable works include Afrika: regionalna geografija ("Africa: Geography of food", 1966) and Afričko sredozemlje ("African Mediterranean", 1980).[2][3][4] His works were published in journals Geographical Papers, Acta Croatica Geographica,[5] Croatian Geographical Bulletin[6] and others.[3][4]

References
  1. Obituary published in Večernji list. Acces date 3rd September 2019.
  2. Entry in Croatian encyclopedia. Acces date 3rd September 2019.
  3. List of published works in CROSBI: Croatian Scientific Bibliography. Acces date 3rd September 2019.
  4. List of published works in Hrčak. Acces date 3rd September 2019.
  5. Crkvenčić, Ivan. Prigorje planinskog niza Ivančice Acta Geographica Croatica, vol. 1, no. 1. (1958), . 7-113.
  6. Crkvenčić, Ivan. Boka Kotorska: društveno-političke promjene i razvoj etničkog sastava do 1918. godine Croatian Geographical Bulletin, vol. 67, no. 2 (2005), p. 107-122.
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