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Andrija Mohorovičić
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Croatian seismologist (1857–1936)
Key facts
- Born
- 23 January 1857, Opatija , Austrian Littoral , Austrian Empire
- Died
- 18 December 1936 (1936-12-18) (aged 79), Zagreb , Sava Banovina , Kingdom of Yugoslavia
- Resting place
- Mirogoj , Zagreb
- Alma mater
- Charles University in Prague
- Occupations
- seismologist, meteorologist
- Known for
- Eponym for the Mohorovičić discontinuity
- Spouse
- Silvija Vernić
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Austrian Empire
- Place of birth
- Volosko
- Place of death
- Zagreb
- Child
- Stjepan Mohorovičić
- Occupation
- geophysicist
- Educated at
- Charles University
- Employer
- University of Zagreb
- Languages spoken
- Croatian
- Academic degree
- Doctor of Philosophy
- Field of work
- geophysics
- Image
- Portrait of Andria Mohorovicic.gif
- Work location
- Zagreb
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- place of burial
- Mirogoj Cemetery
- Commons category
- Andrija Mohorovičić
- date of death
- 1936-12-18
- date of birth
- 1857-01-23
- described by source
- Georgian Soviet Encyclopedia
- name in native language
- Andrija Mohorovičić
- ethnic group
- Croats
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Encyclopedic overview
Andrija Mohorovičić (23 January 1857 – 18 December 1936) was a Croatian geophysicist and academic. He is best known for the eponymous Mohorovičić discontinuity and is considered one of the founders of modern seismology. He is also considered among the greatest Croatian natural scientists.
Early years
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