Conference paper

Grga Novak (1888–1978). One of the fi rst Croatian egyptologists

Vesna Munić ; Filozofski fakultet Sveučilišta u Rijeci, Rijeka, Hrvatska

Abstract

Academician and university professor dr. Grga Novak (Hvar, 1888–Zagreb, 1978) belongs to the most eminent Croatian historiographers, particularly for the period of prehistory and ancient era. He was also the president of Yugoslav Academy of Sciences and Arts in Zagreb. He was also the dean of Faculty of Arts and Sciences and rector of University in Zagreb. He was an important archaeologist. He spent time in Egypt and published two books and a number of articles in which he gave new interpretations of Egyptian culture in the context of European civilization. He inspired some historians to become Egyptologists

Keywords

egyptologist; archaeologist; historian; president of Yugoslav Academy of Sciences and Arts / Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts

Hrčak ID:

55409

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/55409

Publication date:

28.6.2010.

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