Josip Torbar (scientist)

This article is about the scientist and politician born 1824. For the politician born 1922, see Josip Torbar (politician, born 1889). For the politician born 1922, see Josip Torbar (politician, born 1922).

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

Josip Torbar
Born	(1824-04-01)1 April 1824 Krašić, Austrian Empire
Died	26 July 1900(1900-07-26) (aged 76) Zagreb, Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia, Austria-Hungary
Nationality	Croatian
Scientific career
Fields	Biology, geology, meteorology and history of science
Institutions	University of Zagreb, Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts
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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

• Josip Torbar (1824.-1900.) (in Croatian)
• Zagreb moj grad, issue 8, p. 24^{[dead link]} (in Croatian)

Academic offices
Preceded by Pavao Muhić	Chairman of the Yugoslav Academy of Sciences and Arts 1890–1900	Succeeded by Tadija Smičiklas