Josip Torbar (scientist)

Summary

Josip Torbar (1824–1900) was a Croatian natural scientist, educator and politician.

Josip Torbar
Born1 April 1824
Died26 July 1900
NationalityCroatian
Scientific career
FieldsBiology, geology, meteorology and history of science
InstitutionsUniversity of Zagreb, Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts
Signature

Torbar was born in Krašić. He was ordained as a Roman Catholic priest in 1849. His scientific works spanned biology, geology, meteorology, and the history of science.

In 1866 Torbar became one of 12 original members of the Yugoslav Academy of Sciences and Arts, and served as its chairman from 1890 until his death. He was a co-founder and the president of the Croatian Mountaineering Association.

Sources edit

  • Josip Torbar (1824.-1900.) (in Croatian)
  • Zagreb moj grad, issue 8, p. 24[dead link] (in Croatian)
Academic offices
Preceded by Chairman of the Yugoslav Academy of Sciences and Arts
1890–1900
Succeeded by