Anto Babić (3 January 1899, Dolac – 12 January 1974,

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) was a Bosnian historian, the first dean of the Faculty of Philosophy in Sarajevo, a member of the Academy of Sciences of Bosnia and Herzegovina,

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, MANU. He was the founder of the Department of History at the Faculty of Philosophy in Sarajevo. He is deemed a

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of Bosnian and Yugoslav

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Early life and education

He was born in Grahovik, hamlet of Dolac village near

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in 1899. He attended primary school in Dolac, high school in Travnik and Sarajevo, where he graduated in 1919. He graduated in history and geography at the

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in 1923. He worked as a teacher at a high school in Sušak,

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, and a professor at Sarajevo Gymnasium.

War

During the

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, he was actively involved in the People's Liberation War, and at the first session of

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he was elected a member of the Presidency, where he headed the Department of Education in the liberated territory of Bosania and Herzegovina. He was a Councilor at the Second Session of

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. He was the Minister of Education of the first government of the

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for the mandate 1945–1946, Vice President of the Presidium of the National Assembly of the People's Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1946, a member of the Council of Peoples of the Provisional Assembly, and then the Constituent Assembly of the SFRY.

Professional career

After the war, he worked as a professor at the Higher Pedagogical School in Sarajevo, between 1946 and 1948. In the period 1948–1950, he was the president of the committee for colleges and scientific institutions, and in 1950 he was elected full professor and the first dean of the newly established Faculty of Philosophy in Sarajevo. He is the founder of the Department of History, where he taught

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until 1970. He was the president of the Historical Society of Bosnia and Herzegovina from its founding in 1947 until 1954. Since 1952 he has been a regular member of the Scientific Society of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the Academy of Sciences of Bosnia and Herzegovina since its founding in 1966. Since 1965 he has been a corresponding member of

, and since 1972 a corresponding member of the

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. He was a member of the editorial board and an associate of the

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1–6. book, notably leading a section on the Bosnia and Herzegovina ''separate.'' He started and edited (1949–1957) the ''Yearbook of the Historical Society of Bosnia and Herzegovina''.

Research area

In his research, he mostly studied the medieval history of Bosnia, focusing on

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and its specifics, the emergence of the medieval Bosnian state and its organization, as well as the

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. His research on diplomatic service in medieval Bosnia is still unsurpassed today.

Writing and publishing

He wrote about research area he was focusing on in publications such as: * ''Kalendar Napredak'' (1933), * ''Review'' (1953, 1954, 1961, 1962), * ''Yearbook of the Historical Society of Bosnia and Herzegovina'' (1954, 1964), * ''Proceedings of the Scientific Society of Bosnia and Herzegovina'' (1955, 1960), * ''Proceedings of the Faculty of Philosophy'' in Sarajevo (1964). He also published articles on archival science in ''The Herald of Archives and the Archival Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina'', in 1961, on historiography in the ''Yearbook of the Society of Historians of Bosnia and Herzegovina'', in 1961, on culture and recent history in ''

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'', in 1944, 1946, 1954, in ''Overview'', in 1948, 1972. He contributed to the ''Memorial to the 75th anniversary of the First Gymnasium'' in Sarajevo, 1955, ''Contributions of the Institute for the History of the Workers' Movement'', in Sarajevo 1968, ''Acta historica medicinae, pharmaciae, veterinae'', 1971, ''Proceedings dedicated to the memory of Salko Nazečić'', in Sarajevo 1972, ''The peoples of Bosnia and Herzegovina according to the

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and the Revolution'', Sarajevo 1972.

Scientific conferences

He participated in scientific conferences in

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in 1954,

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i1966, Sarajevo in 1968, 1969, 1970, and abroad in

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in 1953,

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in 1955,

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in 1960,

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in 1964.

Legacy

In Sarajevo, a major avenue in the municipality of Novi Grad that separates the settlement of Alipašino polje from the settlements of Vojničko polje and Nedžarići is named ''Ante Babića Street''.

Awards

He has received numerous recognitions and awards for his work, including Order of Labor with Golden Wreath, in 1959, Order of the Republic with Golden Wreath, in 1970. He received ZAVNOBiH Award in 1973, etc.

Selected bibliography

* Kancelarija bosanskih vladara, Kalendar Napredak, 22, Sarajevo, 1933, 156–160. * Istorija naroda Jugoslavije. Dio I. Sarajevo 1946. (do 1948. 4 izd.) * O odnosima vazaliteta u sednjovjekovnoj Bosni, GID BiH 6, Sarajevo, 1954, 29–44. * O pitanju formiranja srednjovjekovne bosanske države, Radovi ND BiH 3, Sarajevo, 1955, 57–79. * Diplomatska služba u srednjovjekovnoj Bosni, Radovi ND BiH 5, Sarajevo, 1960, 1-60. * Bosanski heretici. Sarajevo 1963. * Iz istorije srednjovjekovne Bosne. Sarajevo 1972.

References

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External links

Babić Anto, Opća enciklopedija Jugoslavenskog leksikografskog zavoda I 3. izdanje, Zagreb 1977, p. 363
today Leksikografski zavod Miroslav Krleža. {{DEFAULTSORT:Anto Babić B B B B B B B B