Josip Torbar (1824–1900) was a Croatian natural scientist, educator and politician. Torbar was born in

Krašić Krašić is a village and municipality in central Croatia, located near Jastrebarsko and Ozalj, south of Žumberak and north of Kupa, about 50 km southwest of Zagreb. Krašić comprises an area of about 3.63 km2. In the 2011 census, the ...

. He was ordained as a Roman Catholic priest in 1849. His scientific works spanned biology, geology, meteorology and history of science. In 1866 Torbar became one of 12 original members of the

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, and served as its chairman from 1890 until his death. He was a co-founder and the president of the

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Josip Torbar (1824.-1900.)

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1824 births 1900 deaths 19th-century Croatian Roman Catholic priests Croatian scientists People from Krašić Members of the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts Representatives in the Croatian Parliament (1848–1918) {{Croatia-scientist-stub