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Eraldo Candido Gvido Marchi – Erald Marki

Marko Vučetić

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Erald Marki was born in Hvar on August 14, 1876, with the full name Eraldo Candido Gvido Marchi, to his mother Margarita (née Novak) and father Andrea Marchi. The Marchi family was ever-present in Hvar throughout the 19th and the first half of the 20th century, primarily because its members were well-known entrepreneurs and designers-contractors (builders) of numerous houses in Hvar. It has not yet been determined when or which generation of the Marchi family settled in Split. It is also unclear exactly when he began using the phonetically adapted name and surname—Erald Marki—but it was certainly before the autumn of 1924, as he published his treatise Climatic Conditions of Dalmatia under the signature Prof. Eng. E. Marki. However, this was after 1920, when he was still referred to as Marchi during the founding of the Split Olympic Subcommittee. He completed elementary school and the Great Realka grammar school in Split, and later, in 1901, graduated from the Technical University in Graz. From 1912, he was a regular member of the Austrian Meteorological Society, and in Split, he was involved in numerous civic associations, such as the Mosor Hiking Society (HPD Mosor), the Labud Sailing Club (Y.c. Labud), and the Split Olympic Subcommittee. He was the director of the Split Auto Club (Auto Club Spalato), secretary of the Society of Engineers and Architects in the Kingdom of Dalmatia, and more. He was the conceptual originator of the idea and construction of the Marjan Meteorological Observatory in Split, where he served as its first director for five years, from its opening in 1926 until 1930. He was the author of numerous popular lectures, articles, short pieces, and scientific papers. Among meteorologists, his works remain relevant today, particularly Climatic Conditions of Dalmatia (1924), Meteorological Service on the Adriatic (1927), and Weather – A Practical Guide to Understanding and Predicting Weather Without Instruments (1955). He lived and worked in Split, but today’s Split has forgotten him, while in his native Hvar, he remains completely unknown. Did he deserve this?

Ključne riječi

Meteorology; Marjan Meteorological Observatory; Vrijeme (book); „Cyklon“; Split; Hvar

Hrčak ID:

337401

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/337401

Datum izdavanja:

1.10.2025.

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