Grga Novak, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Grga Novak

Croatian historian, archeologist and geographer

Date of Birth: 02-Apr-1888

Place of Birth: Hvar, Split-Dalmatia County, Croatia

Date of Death: 07-Sep-1978

Profession: historian, archaeologist

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Grga Novak (2 April 1888 – 7 September 1978) was a distinguished Croatian historian, archaeologist and geographer, and President of the Yugoslav Academy of Sciences and Arts from 1958 to 1978.
Born on the island of Hvar, he was Professor of Ancient History in the University of Zagreb, where he was also Rector between 1946 and 1947.
He is best known for pioneering archaeology in Croatia, and his publications on the history of Dalmatia, Split, Dubrovnik, Hvar and the Adriatic Islands.