Vladimir Vranić (November 10, 1896 – August 3, 1976) was a Croatian mathematician. He was one of the most renowned professors at the

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. The amount of his scientific work was very large, and his most important work was in probability and statistics. Vranić was

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ish, and during

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, he was granted permission for freedom of residence and work by the "Directorate of the

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Police" for the Jewish section. Hrvatski državni arhiv; Mirjana Jurić; Analitički inventar, Ravnateljstvo ustaškog redarstva – Židovski odsjek 1941-1942; HR HDA 252, stranica 146; 2005.

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