ANDRE MOHOROVIČIĆ I HRVATSKA AKADEMIJA ZNANOSTI I UMJETNOSTI
ANDRE MOHOROVIČIĆ AND THE CROATIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES AND ARTS

Summary/Abstract: Andre Mohorovičić, Fellow of the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts, was born in Križevci. He graduated in 1935 from the Technical Faculty (Department of Architecture) of the University of Zagreb. He also studied art history and archaeology. Following the graduation, he was nominated assistant lecturer in the course History of art and theory of architecture. In addition to being active his primary line of work in the field of analysing topics related to the special theory of architecture, Mohorovičić continually conducted intensive and systematic field research and scientific analytic work related to the overall development of architecture and the construction and development of towns and cities across Croatia. Professor Mohorovičić’s pedagogical engagement deserves particular attention. Thanks to his scientific and professional reputation, he was entrusted with numerous tasks within areas of public and social active operation. Andre Mohorovičić’s publicist opus numbers more than 110 scientific books, papers and discussions; over 250 expert papers, original reviews, essays on art and culture, articles, as well as expert evaluations and texts. Thanks to his overall activity in the fields of science and culture having been highly evaluated, Andre Mohorovičić was in 1954 nominated corresponding member, and in 1962 elected full member of the then Yugoslav – today Croatian – Academy of Sciences and Arts. As he won recognition by disposing of versatile scientific and organisational abilities, Professor Mohorovičić was often chosen to high-responsibility posts at the Academy. During the last two decades of his life in particular, he proved to be a true friend of the city of Varaždin and a persevering promoter of the development of scientific and artistic work in both Varaždin and the northwestern part of Croatia.

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