Rafael Franc Jožef Bačar (January 2, 1902 – April 21, 1975) was a Slovene biologist and ornithologist.[1][2]
Rafael Bačar | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 2, 1902 Divača, Slovenia |
| Died | April 21, 1975 (aged 73) Ljubljana, Slovenia |
| Nationality | Slovene |
| Occupation(s) | Biologist and ornithologist |
Early life and education
editRafael Bačar was born in Divača, the son of the metalworker Andrej Bačar and Henrika Bačar (née Jelenčič). He graduated from high school in Ljubljana in 1921, and he studied zoology and botany at the University of Ljubljana. He received his bachelor's degree in 1926.[2] He received his doctorate in 1960 with the dissertation Arundo donax L. – trska – njen uzgoj i ekologija u NR Makedoniji (Arundo donax L.—Reed—Its Growth and Ecology in the People's Republic of Macedonia).[3]
Career
editBačar taught as a high school teacher from 1927 to 1933. During the Second Word War, he was arrested and held in internment camps. After the war, he initially worked as the head of the National and Research Library in Trieste (Slovene: Narodno in študijsko knjižnico v Trstu, NŠKT). He became an assistant professor at the University of Skopje in 1949, and then an associate professor. In 1963 he became a full professor at the University of Maribor.[2]
Bačar wrote articles on biology, hydrobiology, phytosociology, fisheries, and ornithology.[2]
References
edit- ^ Savnik, Roman (1968). Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 1. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. pp. 306–307.
- ^ a b c d "Bačar, Rafael (1902–1975)". Slovenska biografija. ZRC SAZU. Retrieved November 16, 2024.
- ^ Spahić, Edita (2017). Bibliografija doktorskih disertacija, magistarskih i diplomskih radova odbranjenih na Odsjeku za biologiju Prirodno-matematičkog fakulteta Univerziteta u Sarajevu 1957-2016 (PDF). Sarajevo: Prirodno-matematički fakultet. p. 154. Retrieved November 16, 2024.
- ^ "Dr. Rafael Bačar". Delo. No. 95. April 23, 1975. p. 15. Retrieved November 16, 2024.
- ^ "Umrli so od 18. 4. do 8. 5. 1975". Svobodna Slovenija. No. 23. June 5, 1975. p. 3. Retrieved November 16, 2024.