Aleksandar Stipčević
Aleksandar Stipčević | |
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| Born | October 10, 1930 |
| Died | September 1, 2015 (aged 84) |
| Nationality | Croatian, Albanian[citation needed] |
| Known for | Studies on Illyrians |
| Awards | Order of Skanderbeg[1] |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Archaeology, history |
| Institutions | University of Zagreb |
Aleksandar Stipčević (October 10, 1930[2] – September 1, 2015) was a Croatian-Albanian[citation needed] archeologist, bibliographer, librarian and historian who specialized in the study of the Illyrians.
His magnum opus is the 1974 book Iliri ("the Illyrians"), which has been translated into English, Italian and Albanian.[2]
Origin and work
He was born in the village of Arbanasi near Zadar, Croatia (then Zara, Kingdom of Italy).[2] He was a full professor at the University of Zagreb from 1987 until his retirement in 1997.[2] He was a member of the Academy of Sciences and Arts of Kosovo.[3]
Works
- Gli Iliri ("Illyrians"; 1966)
- Arte degli Illiri ("The Illyrian Art"; 1963)
- Iliri: povijest, život, kultura (1974)
- Bibliografija antičke arheologije u Jugoslaviji (I–II, 1977)
- Kultni simboli kod Ilira ("The Illyrian Cult Symbols"; 1981)
- Povijest knjige ("The History of Books"; 1985, extended edition in 2006)
- Cenzura u knjižnicama ("Censorship and Libraries"; 1992)
- O savršenom cenzoru (1994)
- Sudbina knjige (2000)
- Socijalna povijest knjige u Hrvata (I–II, 2004–05)
- Tradicijska kultura zadarskih Arbanasa (2011)
Some of them are translated to other languages.
He was the editor-in-chief of the second volume of the Croatian Biographical Lexicon (1983–1989).
References
- ^ "Ka vdekur Aleksandar Stipçeviq" [Aleksandar Stipčević passed away] (in Albanian). Zeri Online. 2015-09-01.
- ^ a b c d "Aleksandar Stipčević". matica.hr (in Croatian). Matica hrvatska. Retrieved 2009-08-07.
- ^ "Stipčević, Aleksandar", Croatian Encyclopedia (in Croatian), Leksikografski zavod Miroslav Krleža, 1999–2009, retrieved April 24, 2014
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