Franjo Racki
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About
Historian, writer, and politician who helped found the Yugoslavian Academy of Sciences and Arts in 1866. He also founded Književnik, the first Croatian scientific magazine for history and linguistics.
Before Fame
He was ordained a Catholic priest in 1852, and in 1855 he received his Ph.D. in Theology.
Trivia
He joined the Croatian Parliament in 1861 and was the only peasant's child in the parliament.
Family Life
He was born in Fuzine and died in Zagreb.
Associated With
He was ordained a priest like author Ronald Knox.
