Jozef Dravecký Explained

Birth Date:25 July 1947
Birth Place:Spišská Nová Ves, Czechoslovakia
Death Place:Bratislava, Slovakia
Occupation:diplomat
Years Active:1973–2013

Jozef Dravecký (25 July 1947 – 23 January 2023) was a Slovak mathematician and diplomat. Between 1991 and 2013, he served as the ambassador of Slovakia to Bulgaria (1993–1998), the Baltic States (2000 – 2005) and the Holy See (2007–2013).[1]

Dravecký was born in Spišská Nová Ves. [2] He studied Sciences at the Comenius University graduating in 1971. In 1973 – 1990 he was a professor of Mathematical Analysis at the university.

In 2010, Dravecký was awarded the Knights Grand Cross of the Order of Pope Pius IX by the Pope Benedict XVI.[3]

His death, on 23 January 2023 at the age of 75, was announced by the Chairman of the Christian Union of Pensioners Peter Mach in a Facebook post.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Profile at Dravecky's family website . 24 January 2023.
  2. Web site: Magušin . Michal . Zomrel Jozef Dravecký / Od matematika a člena tajnej cirkvi až po veľvyslanca vo Vatikáne . www.postoj.sk . 24 January 2023 . sk.
  3. Web site: Slovenský veľvyslanec dostal vysoké vyznamenanie od pápeža . domov.sme.sk . 24 January 2023 . sk.