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Josip Priol

by | Jan 1, 2010 | ascePobrezjeEN

Josip Priol was the leading pomologist in Slovenia, studying fruit types and diseases, fertilisation, sorting, storage and the development of new fruit varieties.Since 1919 he had worked as a technical teacher at Viticulture and Fruit School in Maribor. After having...

Pavel Turner

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Patron, publicist and educator | 1842-1924As a secondary school student he was an active member of the Slavonic Reading Club (Slovanska čitalnica), the first national society in Maribor. After he had been awarded the doctor`s degree in Strasbourg in 1873, he worked as...

Filip Terč

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Dr. Filip Terč (1844 -1917), a doctor and beekeeper from Maribor (Slovenia) who successfully cured 543 out of his 658 of patients suffering from rheumatic diseases, is considered the father of the modern apitherapy. Dr. Filip Terč was born in 1844 in Praporište (Czech...

Rudolf Maister

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Rudolf Maister (Vojanov) (29 March 1874 – 26 July 1934) was a Slovene military officer, poet and political activist. The soldiers who fought under Maister’s command in northern Slovenia became known as Maister’s fighters (Slovene: Maistrovi borci). Maister...

Franz Swaty

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Grinding wheels factory Swaty (Maribor, Slovenia) was established by chemist Franz Swaty so that it is one of the oldest European producers of grinding tools. At the beginning the production was based on a patented procedure for production of grinding wheels in...

Leon Štukelj

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Leon Štukelj About this sound listen (help·info) (12 November 1898 – 8 November 1999) was a Yugoslav gymnast of Slovene nationality, Olympic gold medalist and athlete.He is a noted figure in Slovenian sporting history. Štukelj is one of the few Slovene athletes to...