Jurišić
Jurišić, Jurisic () is a Croatian and Serbian surname. It is derived from the personal name Juraj (George). It may refer to: * Tomislav Jurisic, karate, box and MMA fighter * Helen Jurisic, mixed martial artist, World kick boxing Champion * Nikola Jurišić (c. 1490–1545), nobleman and hero * Iva Jurišić, women volleyballer * Zvonko Jurišić, Bosnian Croat politician * Ilija Jurišić, Bosnian Croat war criminal * Planinka Jurišić-Atić, Bosnian pianist, piano pedagogue * Mijo Jurišić, Croatian actor * Blaž Jurišić, Croatian grammar writer * Mario Jurišić, Croatian parody rock musician ( Vatrogasci) * Goran Jurišić, Bosnian footballer (Sarajevo) * Goran Jurišić, footballer (Šibenik, Dinamo, Hajduk) * Goran Jurišić (historian), historian * Melita Jurisic, Australian actress * Ivo Jurišić, Croatian sports journalist, long-time editor of sports section in Slobodna Dalmacija * Al Jurisich, American footballer of Croatian descent * Nada Jurišić, Se ...
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Nikola Jurišić
Baron Nikola Jurišić (; – 1543) was a Croatian nobleman, soldier, and diplomat. He is known for commanding a force of 700–800 soldiers during the Siege of Kőszeg against a much larger Ottoman army of 120,000–140,000 stopping its advance. Early life Jurišić was born in Senj, Croatia. He is first mentioned in 1522 as an officer of Ferdinand I of Habsburg's troops deployed in Croatian forts in defense against the invasion of the Ottoman Empire under Suleiman I, advancing towards Vienna. Between 1522 and 1526, he obtained knighthood.Nikola Jurišić
in the Croatian Biographical Lexicon (in Croatian) After the Bat ...
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