Ivan Krstitelj Tkalčić (; 4 May 1840 – 11 May 1905) was a

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ian

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, and

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. Tkalčić was born on 4 May 1840 in

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, Kingdom of Croatia, to father Janko from

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and mother Bara (née Martinjakova). He was

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a priest on 7 September 1862, becoming a

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. On 10 October 1867, when he became the

of the

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, a post he held until his death on 11 May 1905. His first publication was an article in ''

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'' in 1859. This was followed by many works pertaining history, especially the

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and the Croatian church. Tkalčić became a corresponding member of the

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(then Yugoslav Academy of Sciences and Arts) in 1875, and a full member in 1882. From then onwards he held the position of the academy's librarian until 1892 and archivist in 1896. He is the namesake of

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Incomplete list of works

* ''Hrvatska povjestnica'', printed by Dragutin Albrecht, Zagreb, 1861 (2nd edition in 1862; reprint by Fortuna, Strmec Samoborski, 2011) * ''Na uspomenu tisuću-godišnjice sv. Cyrilla i Methoda slovjenskih apostolah'' 'In the memory of the thousandth anniversary of St. Cyril and Method, Slavic apostles'' printed and financed by Dragutin Albrecht, Zagreb, 1863 * ''Severila, ili Slika iz progonstva kršćanah u Sisku: historična pripoviest iz četvrtoga stoljeća'' 'Severila, or a Picture of the persecution of Christians in Sisak: a historical novella from the 4th century'' printed and financed by Albrecht, Zagreb, 1866 * ''Sumporne toplice kod Varaždina u Hrvatskoj'' 'Sulphur spa at Varaždin in Croatia'', referring to Varaždinske Toplice">Varaždinske_Toplice.html" ;"title="'Sulphur spa at Varaždin in Croatia'', referring to Varaždinske Toplice">'Sulphur spa at Varaždin in Croatia'', referring to Varaždinske Toplice Albrecht, Zagreb, 1869 * ''Poviest Hrvatah'' [''The History of Croats''], financed by Albrecht's and Fiedler's bookstore, Zagreb, 1870 * ''Povjestni spomenici zagrebačke biskupije = Monumenta historica episcopatus Zagrabiensis'' [''Historical monuments of the Zagreb bishopric''], printed by Karl Albrecht, 2 volumes, Zagreb, 1873–74 * ''Prvostolna crkva zagrebačka'' 'The cathedral of Zagreb'' Dionička tiskara, Zagreb, 1880 * ''Ivan arcidjakon Gorički: domaći pisac u IV. vieku'' 'John, the Archdeacon of Gorica: a local writer in the 4th century'' Dionička tiskara, Zagreb, 1886 * ''Povjestni spomenici slobodnog kraljevskog grada Zagreba priestolnice Kraljevine dalmatinsko-hrvatsko-slavonske'' 'Historical monuments of the free royal city of Zagreb, the capital of the Kingdom of Croatia, Dalmatia and Slavonia'' 11 volumes, 1889–1905 * ''Slob. kralj. glavni grad Zagreb do svršetka XIV. vieka'' 'Free royal city of Zagreb before the end of the 14th century'' printed by Karl Albrecht, Zagreb, 1889 * ''Parnice proti vješticam u Hrvatskoj'' 'Witch trials in Croatia'' Zagreb, 1891 * ''Izprave o progonu vješticah u Hrvatskoj'' 'Documents about witch-hunts in Croatia'' Dionička tiskara, Zagreb, 1892 * ''Slob. kralj. glavni grad Zagreb u XV. vieku'' 'Free royal city of Zagreb in the 15th century'' printed by Karl Albrecht, Zagreb, 1895 * ''Slavensko bogoslužje u Hrvatskoj'', Dionička tiskara, Zagreb, 1904

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