Stjepan Krasić | |
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Stjepan Krasić | |
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| Born | (1938-10-06)October 6, 1938 |
| Alma mater | Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas Pontifical Gregorian University |
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| Fields | History |
Stjepan Krasić (pronounced[stjêpaːnkrásit͡ɕ]; 6 October 1938) is a Croatianhistorian,theologian andRoman Catholicfriar of theOrder of Preachers, member of theCroatian Dominican Province[1] and member of the International Academy of Engineering.[2]
Stjepan Krasić was born inČitluk, in what was then theKingdom of Yugoslavia (presentBosnia and Herzegovina) to Ivan and Luce née Pervan. In Čitluk he attended elementary school and from 1950 to 1957 continued his education in the Classical Grammar School inBol. After serving a military service, from 1960 he studied philosophy inDubrovnik and theology inZagreb and at thePontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas inRome. The study of history Krasić attended at thePontifical Gregorian University.[1][3]
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In addition to the theological study, Krasić also attended the Vatican School of Palaeography, Diplomatics and Archive Administration. Krasić received his first doctorate at the Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas making a historical dissertation on the subject of theDominican Congregation of Dubrovnik in 1970. In 1985 Krasić received a doctorate in the field of history by dissertation aboutStjepan Gradić. His professorship Krasić started as a research assistant in 1973 at the Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas. Ten years later he became a full professor teaching history and methodology of scientific work.
In the bookGeneral University of the Dominican Order in Zadar orUniversitas Jadertina 1396 - 1807 published in 1996 Krasić discovered that inZadar the first Croatian university was founded in 1396. It had faculties of philosophy and theology with the privilege of giving the highest academic titles of baccalaureate and doctorate. His work had a great scientific and cultural importance for the Croatian society. Until then, the University of Zagreb founded in 1669 was considered the oldest in Croatia. Based on that discovery theCroatian Parliament in 2003 awarded the title of the university to the Faculty of Humanities in Zadar.
In October 2015, Krasic has been unanimously elected as a member of the International Academy of Engineering because of his distinguished studies in the humanities which has uncovered many hitherto unknown aspects of the history of engineering and technology.[2]
