Professional paper
Kvirin Vidačić (1839–1906): A Teacher, Pedagogue and Writer from Križevci
Tomislav Bogdanović
orcid.org/0000-0002-6360-1343
; Križevci, Croatia
Abstract
This article presents and analyses the life and work of Kvirin Vidačić (1839–1906). He was a prominent teacher and pedagogue, whose importance in the history of Križevci stems from his work. He graduated from teaching school in Zagreb and was one of the founders of the Voluntary Fire Brigade in Križevci, as well as the Choral Society “Zvono”. From 1861 until his retirement in 1890, he was a teacher at the public school in Križevci. He was its headmaster from 1877 to 1890. He researched the history of Križevci and the public school. The work Topografično-poviestne crte slob. i kr. Grada Križevca (Topographical and Historical Features of the Free and Royal Town of Križevci) was published in 1886. Vidačić wrote numerous pedagogical articles, which were published in the journal Napredak, the first journal of the pedagogical-educational profession in Croatia.
Keywords
Kvirin Vidačić; Križevci; General Public School
Hrčak ID:
256008
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Publication date:
28.12.2020.
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