Ivan Crkvenčić (24 May 1923 - 24 October 2011) was a prominent Croatian

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and regional geographer as well as geopolitician. He graduated at the

Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb Faculty of Science ( hr, Prirodoslovno-matematički fakultet,lit. the Faculty of natural sciences and mathematics abbr: ''PMF'') is a faculty of the University of Zagreb that comprises seven departments - biology, physics, chemistry, mathemati ...

in Zagreb, where he obtained his

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in 1956 and lectured (1971–93). In 2000 he receives a

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title. Crkvenčić lectured as well in the

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and

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. He was a dean of the Faculty of Science (1978–82) and founder and the only president of the Institute for Geography (1964–74) in Zagreb.Entry
in

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. Access date 3 September 2019. He was a founder and long-standing editor of the

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''Geographical Papers'' and author of the geographical encyclopedia in six volumes ''Geografija SR Hrvatske'' (”Geography of SR Croatia"). Other notable works include ''Afrika: regionalna geografija'' ("Africa: regional geography", 1966) and ''Afričko sredozemlje'' ("African Mediterranean", 1980). His works were published in journals ''Geographical Papers'', ''Acta Croatica Geographica'', ''Croatian Geographical Bulletin''Crkvenčić, Ivan
Boka Kotorska: društveno-političke promjene i razvoj etničkog sastava do 1918. godine
''Croatian Geographical Bulletin'', vol. 67, no. 2 (2005), p. 107-122. and others.List of published works
in CROSBI: Croatian Scientific Bibliography. Access date 3 September 2019.List of published works
in Hrčak. Access date 3 September 2019.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Crkvenčić, Ivan 2011 deaths Regional geographers Geopoliticians 1923 births Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb alumni Croatian scientists Yugoslav geographers