PETROVIĆ, Svetozar. Karlovac 28.6.1931 — Novi Sad 23.10.2005. Croatian Scholar of Literature. Graduated from Zagreb 1956, also studied Indology at Allahabad. Ph.D. 1966 in Croatian literature. In 1959-70 Assistant and Docent of Yugoslavian Literature at Zagreb. In 1970-77 Professor of Literature at Novi Sad and from 1977 at Belgrade. Retired…
WAAG, Anatol. Elec, Russia 24.11.1906 — Zagreb 19??. Russian (German) Linguist and Iranian Scholar. From 1926 studies in Germany, never returned to Soviet Union. Studied German and Iranian at Leipzig (i.al. under Hertel). Ph.D. 1931 Leipzig. Then Assistant at Leipzig in 1932-39. PD 1939 Leipzig, moved soon to Zagreb. There…
MAYER, Antun. 1881 — Zagreb 4.2.1957. Yugoslavian (Croatian) IE Scholar. Ph.D. In the 1930s PD of Comparative IE Linguistics at Royal Yugoslavian University in Zagreb, from c. 1935 Professor of IE linguistics until his death. Mainly known as a specialist of the linguistic remains of ancient Illyrian. Publications: Much on…
MARETIĆ, Tomislav (Tomo). Virovitica, Eastern Croatia (then Austro-Hungarian Empire) 13.12.1854 — Zagreb 15.1.1938. Croatian Classical and Slavic Linguist. Gymnasium in Varaždin, Požega and Zagreb. Studied Slavic and classics at Zagreb, Ph.D. 1884 (diss. on Croatian accent). In 1879-85 worked as schoolteacher. Further studies 1886-87 at Leipzig and Prague. In 1886-1914…
FLORSCHÜTZ, Josip (Josef). Agram (Zagreb) 8.3.1864 — Ibid. 22.9.1916. Croatian (Austrian) Linguist. Son of Franjo and Katarina Florschütz. From 1882 studies of Slavic, German and IE at Vienna, Ph.D. 1885 there (on Slavic). From 1895 schoolteacher in Zagreb. From 1908 ao. Professor for comparative IE linguistics, Sanskrit, Lithuanian, Gothic and…