Natko Nodilo
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Natko Nodilo was Croatian
politician, historian, publicist, university professor and rector of the University of Zagreb
.
He studied theology
in Zadar
until 1856, when he dropped out of college and took a job as an auxiliary teacher at the gymnasium
in Split. He received a degree in history and geography in Vienna
in 1861.
He turned to politics soon after returning to the Split gymnasium to work as an associate professor, becoming the editor of the new magazine Il Nazionale in which he published articles on the principles of national and liberal politics. He was persecuted in court because of his articles. After abandoning his job as the editor, he worked as a teacher in Zadar gymnasium and as a representative of the People's Party
in the Parliament of Dalmatia
, advocating the unification of Dalmatia
with Croatia
.
In 1857 he was elected as the first professor of general history at the University of Zagreb. After his rectorship mandate in the academic year 1890/1891 expired, he served as a prorector the following academic year. He also served as a dean of the faculty in two mandates. He retired in 1901.
In the period 1905-1908 he published a series of essays in which he elaborated his political convictions. He studied early medieval history of Serbs, Croats and the South-East Europe.Natko Nodilo: Stara vjera Srba i Hrvata, Zagreb 1878
He is the author of the first general history of the Middle Ages on South Slavic area. Having contributed so much to Croatian science, a street in Zagreb was named in his honor in 1931.
Croats
Croats are a South Slavic ethnic group mostly living in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and nearby countries. There are around 4 million Croats living inside Croatia and up to 4.5 million throughout the rest of the world. Responding to political, social and economic pressure, many Croats have...
politician, historian, publicist, university professor and rector of the University of Zagreb
University of Zagreb
The University of Zagreb is the biggest Croatian university and the oldest continuously operating university in the area covering Central Europe south of Vienna and all of Southeastern Europe...
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He studied theology
Theology
Theology is the systematic and rational study of religion and its influences and of the nature of religious truths, or the learned profession acquired by completing specialized training in religious studies, usually at a university or school of divinity or seminary.-Definition:Augustine of Hippo...
in Zadar
Zadar
Zadar is a city in Croatia on the Adriatic Sea. It is the centre of Zadar county and the wider northern Dalmatian region. Population of the city is 75,082 citizens...
until 1856, when he dropped out of college and took a job as an auxiliary teacher at the gymnasium
Gymnasium (school)
A gymnasium is a type of school providing secondary education in some parts of Europe, comparable to English grammar schools or sixth form colleges and U.S. college preparatory high schools. The word γυμνάσιον was used in Ancient Greece, meaning a locality for both physical and intellectual...
in Split. He received a degree in history and geography in Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
in 1861.
He turned to politics soon after returning to the Split gymnasium to work as an associate professor, becoming the editor of the new magazine Il Nazionale in which he published articles on the principles of national and liberal politics. He was persecuted in court because of his articles. After abandoning his job as the editor, he worked as a teacher in Zadar gymnasium and as a representative of the People's Party
People's Party (Kingdom of Dalmatia)
People's Party was a political party in the Kingdom of Dalmatia. It was founded in 1861 after the failure of Bach's absolutism, as branch of the People's Party in Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia...
in the Parliament of Dalmatia
Parliament of Dalmatia
The Diet of Dalmatia was the regional assembly of the Kingdom of Dalmatia within the Austro-Hungarian Empire...
, advocating the unification of Dalmatia
Kingdom of Dalmatia
The Kingdom of Dalmatia was an administrative division of the Habsburg Monarchy from 1815 to 1918. Its capital was Zadar.-History:...
with Croatia
Kingdom of Croatia (Habsburg)
The Kingdom of Croatia was an administrative division that existed between 1527 and 1868 within the Habsburg Monarchy . The Kingdom was a part of the Lands of the Crown of St. Stephen, but was subject to direct Imperial Austrian rule for significant periods of time, including its final years...
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In 1857 he was elected as the first professor of general history at the University of Zagreb. After his rectorship mandate in the academic year 1890/1891 expired, he served as a prorector the following academic year. He also served as a dean of the faculty in two mandates. He retired in 1901.
In the period 1905-1908 he published a series of essays in which he elaborated his political convictions. He studied early medieval history of Serbs, Croats and the South-East Europe.Natko Nodilo: Stara vjera Srba i Hrvata, Zagreb 1878
He is the author of the first general history of the Middle Ages on South Slavic area. Having contributed so much to Croatian science, a street in Zagreb was named in his honor in 1931.