Fabjan Kaliterna

Fabjan Kaliterna (20 January 1886 – 30 January 1952) was a Croatian architect and sportsperson. Born into a large family of a humble background, Kaliterna graduated from the real-gymnasium in his hometown in 1906, after which he enrolled at the Higher Technical School in Prague from which he graduated in 1921.

Fabjan Kaliterna
Born	(1886-01-20)20 January 1886 Split, Kingdom of Dalmatia, Austria-Hungary
Died	30 January 1952(1952-01-30) (aged 66) Split, PR Croatia, FPR Yugoslavia
Resting place	Lovrinac Cemetery
Alma mater	Higher Technical School in Prague
Occupation	Architect
Notable work	Oceanographic Institute
Title	16th President of HNK Hajduk Split
Term	5 January 1936 - 15 April 1936
Predecessor	Vjenceslav Celigoj
Successor	Pave Kamber
Family	Luka Kaliterna (brother)

Considered the "father of sports in Split", Kaliterna was one of four founders of the HNK Hajduk Split football club, founder of the "Gusar" rowing club and helped in the formation of the Jadran waterpolo-swimming club and the Labud sailing club. Aside from his club-founding activities, Kaliterna also held numerous sports functions; he was the 16th president of Hajduk during 1936, member of the Yugoslav Olympic Committee and the Split Olympic Sub-Committee, president of the Split Football Sub Federation and member of the organizational committee of the 1932 European Rowing Championships.

On a professional level, Kaliterna was an accomplished architect having designed over two hundred buildings in Split and Dalmatia, among them, several sport-related buildings used to house Split-based sports clubs. Among his notable works is the building of the Oceanographic Institute in Split, constructed in 1920s and still in use today.

See also

• Luka Kaliterna
• Bogumir Doležal

References

• Kečkemet, Duško; Piplović, Stanko (2005). "KALITERNA, Fabjan (Fabijan)". hbl.lzmk.hr (in Croatian). Miroslav Krleža Institute of Lexicography. Retrieved 6 August 2018.