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List Of Croatian Americans
This is a list of notable Croatian Americans, including both original immigrants who obtained American citizenship and their American descendants. To be included in this list, the person must have a Wikipedia article showing they are Croatian American or must have references showing they are Croatian American and are notable. Academics * Mladen Bestvina – mathematician *Jakša Cvitanić – professor of mathematical finance * William Feller – mathematician * Gordana Matic – mathematician *Emil M. Mrak – food scientist, microbiologist and former chancellor of the University of California, Davis * Vladimir Parpura – neuroscientist *Drazen Prelec – mathematician * Pasko Rakic – neuroscientist *David Sanjek – professor of music * Marin Soljačić – professor of physics at MIT * Henry Suzzallo – president of the University of Washington *Victor Wickerhauser – mathematician Artists * Ivan Meštrović – sculptor and professor at Syracuse and Notre Dame * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Croatian American
Croatian Americans or Croat Americans ( hr, Američki Hrvati) are Americans who have full or partial Croatian ancestry. In 2012, there were 414,714 American citizens of Croat or Croatian descent living in the United States as per revised 2010 United States Census. The figure includes all people affiliated with United States who claim Croatian ancestry, both those born in the country and naturalized citizens, as well as those with dual citizenship who affiliate themselves with both countries or cultures. Croatian Americans identify with other European American ethnic groups, especially Slavic Americans and are predominantly of Roman Catholic faith. Regions with significant Croatian American population include metropolitan areas of Chicago, Cleveland, New York City, Southern California and especially Pittsburgh, the seat of Croatian Fraternal Union, fraternal benefit society of the Croatian diaspora. Croatia's ''State Office for the Croats Abroad'' estimated that there are up to 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maksimilijan Vanka
Maksimilijan "Maxo" Vanka (May 11, 1889 – February 2, 1963) was a Croatian-American artist. He is best known for the series of murals he completed in 1937 and 1941 at St. Nicholas Croatian Church in Millvale, Pennsylvania. Biography Early life Vanka was born in Zagreb in 1889 as the illegitimate son of two Austro-Hungarian noble families. To avoid a scandal, he was given to a peasant woman in the village of Kupljenovo who raised him for the first few years of his life. However, at the age of eight, his maternal grandfather learned of his existence and had him sent away to a castle where he had access to an upper-class education. He studied art under Bela Čikoš Sesija at the College of Arts and Crafts in Zagreb as well as in Brussels with Jean Delville and Constant Montald. During World War I, he served with the Belgian Red Cross, because he was a pacifist and would not serve in the regular army. After the war, he returned to teach at the College of Arts and Crafts, bec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
