Famous Croatian Scientists

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Milutin Milanković
(Serbian Climatologist Who Gave the Explanation of Earth's Climate Changes, Which Partly Explained the Ice Ages)
Milutin Milanković
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Birthdate: May 28, 1879
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Dalj, Croatia
Died: December 12, 1958

Milutin Milanković was a Serbian astronomer, mathematician, geophysicist, climatologist, and civil engineer. He is best remembered for his explanation of Earth's climate changes, which partly explained the ice ages. Milutin Milankovitch's biography inspired a 2007 documentary film titled A Traveler Through Distant Worlds and Times.

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Roger Joseph Boscovich
(Physicist, Astronomer, Philosopher and Founder of 'Brera Observatory')
Roger Joseph Boscovich
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Birthdate: May 18, 1711
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Dubrovnik, Croatia
Died: February 13, 1787

Italian astronomer and mathematician Roger Joseph Boscovich was one of the first European scientists to accept Newton’s gravitational theory. His contributions to astronomy include the application of geometry to compute the orbit of a planet and the equator of a rotating planet. He also laid the foundation of the atomic theory.

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Andrija Mohorovičić
(Meteorologist)
Andrija Mohorovičić
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Birthdate: January 23, 1857
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Opatija
Died: December 18, 1936
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Radovan Fuchs
(Croatian Scientist and Politician)
Radovan Fuchs
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Birthdate: September 5, 1953
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Zagreb, Croatia

Croatian scientist Radovan Fuchs, who is the country’s Minister of Science and Education, has had an illustrious academic career, too. Equipped with a PhD from Sweden’s Uppsala University, he specialized in areas such as biomedicine, toxicology, and pharmacology. He has represented both the Democratic Centre and the Croatian Democratic Union.

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Žarko Dolinar
(Biologist, Table tennis player)
Žarko Dolinar
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Birthdate: July 3, 1920
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Koprivnica
Died: March 9, 2003
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Jean Lindenmann
(Virologist)
Jean Lindenmann
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Birthdate: September 18, 1924
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Zagreb, Croatia
Died: January 15, 2015