Review article

Testament as Historical Source – on the Trail of Testaments of Three Inhabitants of Đurđevac from the First Half of the 20th Century

Vladimir Miholek orcid.org/0000-0002-5950-2430 ; Đurđevac, Croatia

Abstract

The paper discusses last will or testament as historical source based on the example of three representatives of different social classes from the end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century, which were born, or they lived and worked in Đurđevac. They were a higher and lower state official and a priest. Although testament is regarded as secondary historical source, in this case it has a primary role in the context of researching biographies of testators and specific individuals mentioned in them. The paper comprises complete transcripts of testaments and provides insight into data regarding the assets of the testators and their distribution. From the first two testaments it can be inferred to which extent its testators are mutually connected and what was the scope of their influence on political and economic development, as well as on quality of life in Đurđevac.

Keywords

testament as historical source; testators; biographies; Đurđevec; the first half of the 20th century

Hrčak ID:

231626

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/231626

Publication date:

2.12.2019.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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