Hrvatska kemija u XX. stoljeću. I. Razdoblje od početka stoljeća do 8. svibnja 1945

Abstract

The development of Croatian chemistry in the first half of the 20th century is outlined. In that period Croatia had gone through three political systems - Austro-Hungarian Monarchy (1901-1918), monarchist Yugoslavia (1918-1941) and Independent State of Croatia (1941-1945). The leading people and important developments in Croatian chemistry in those times are delineated. The ground-breaking influence of Gustav Janeček and Nobel prize winner Vladimir Prelog on Croatian chemistry is emphasized, each in a different way. This article follows logically our earlier article Croatian Chemistry in the 19th Century (Kem. ind. 55 (2006) 333-339).

Keywords

• Croatian chemistry
• history
• 1901-1945.
• Gustav Janeček
• Vladimir Prelog