Janez Matjašič Explained

Janez Matjašič
Birth Date:14 May 1921
Field:zoology
Known For:speleobiology

Janez Matjašič (14 May 1921 – 9 August 1996) was a Slovene zoologist.[1]

Matjašič was an associate member of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts from 1974 and a full member from 1989.[2]

Apart from scientific contributions he also wrote two popular science books Nevidno življenje (Invisible Life) and Iz življenja najmanjših (From the Lives of the Smallest). For the latter he won the Levstik Award in 1956.[3]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.dlib.si/stream/URN:NBN:SI:DOC-8K7RSX1G/111f1634-d8d2-409a-84bf-598b33b2e387/PDF Obituary in Kamniški Občan, No.16 Year XXXV Kamnik, 19 September 1996
  2. http://www.sazu.si/o-sazu/clani/umrli.html Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts site, deceased members
  3. Web site: The Levstik Award on the Mladinska Knjiga Publishing House site . 2012-05-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120317130359/http://www.mladinska.com/knjige/knjizne_nagrade/levstikove__nagrade . 2012-03-17 . dead .

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