Professional paper
Summary: Branko Fučić (1920-1999) and Radmila Matejčić (1920-1990): ahead of the 100th anniversary of their birth
Daina Glavočić
; Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Rijeka, Hrvatska
Abstract
Over the preceding decades, the island of Krk has been an intriguing terra incognita for many history and art researchers, primarily those originally from the island, but also those who found a special interest in Krk only later. One of the best known and most meritorious personalities was Academician Branko Fučić (1920–1999), a native son of Dubašnica, whose research into Glagolitic inscriptions and Glagolite culture has transformed Krk into a hotbed of interest in this segment of human civilization. Fučić was appreciated and honoured during his lifetime (but also after his death) with the highest awards for his scholarly accomplishments. Among the many persons who deserve credit for uncovering historical and cultural aspects of the island of Krk is Prof. Radmila Matejčić Ph.D. (1920–1990), who is best remembered for her book – which has since become a cult classic – Kako čitati grad (How to Read the City). She was a well-known member of the staff of the Maritime and History Museum of the Croatian Littoral in Rijeka. Matejčić dedicated a part of her excavation work to the examination and recording of the Fulfinum and Mirine complex in Sepen Cove near Omišalj. Beginning in 1963, Matejčić led numerous hydro-archaeological excavations in the Kvarner region, and her underwater excavations around the Kvarner islands, near Glavotok and Krk, were particularly important, as she gathered invaluable materials for museum archaeological collections, thus saving them from illicit removal.
Keywords
Branko Fučić (1920-1999); Radmila Matejčić (1920- 1990); life; work
Hrčak ID:
284459
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Publication date:
3.3.2020.
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