(Encyclopedia) Dallapiccola, LuigiDallapiccola, Luigil&oomacr;ēˈjē dälˌläpēkˈkōlä [key], 1904–75, Italian composer, b. Pazan, Istria (now in Croatia). Dallapiccola was in a detention camp during…
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Born: 1856
Birthplace: Smiljan, Lika, Croatia
Electro-magnetic motor—Tesla invented the induction motor which had a rotating magnetic field. The electro-magnetic motor was…
(Encyclopedia) Ladislaus I or Saint LadislausSaint Ladislauslädˈĭslousˌ [key], 1040–95, king of Hungary (1077–95). He supported Pope Gregory VII against Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV, but rejected…
(Encyclopedia) Maček or Machek, VladimirMaček or Machek, Vladimirboth: vlädēˈmĭr mäˈchĕk [key], 1879–1964, Croatian political leader. He headed the Croatian Peasant party from 1928. A vigorous…
(Encyclopedia) Ružička, Leopold Stephen or Lavoslav Stjepan 1887–1976, Swiss chemist, b. Croatia (then in Austria-Hungary), Dr.Ing. Technische Hochschule, Karlsruhe, Germany, 1910. Ružička was a…
(Encyclopedia) PannoniaPannoniapănōˈnēə [key], ancient Roman province, central Europe, southwest of the Danube, including parts of modern Austria, Hungary, Slovenia, Croatia, and Serbia. Its natives…
(Encyclopedia) Kossuth, LouisKossuth, Louiskŏs&oomacr;thˈ [key], Hung. Kossuth Lajos, 1802–94, Hungarian revolutionary hero. Born of a Protestant family and a lawyer by training, he entered…
Alpine skier Janica Kostelic of Croatia and cross country skiers Andrus Veerpalu and Jaak Mae of Estonia won the first Winter Games medals for their home countries.Short-track speed skaters Steven…
(Encyclopedia) Mĕstrović, IvanMĕstrović, Ivanēˈvän mĕshˈtrōvyĭch [key], 1883–1962, Croatian-American sculptor, b. Vrpolje, Croatia (then in Austria-Hungary). He was a shepherd and then an apprentice…
