Dragutin Gorjanović-Kramberger Geological Mapping Pioneer in Croatia

Abstract

Dedicated work of Dragutin Gorjanović-Kramberger is hereby presented on the occasion of celebration of one hundred and fifty years of his birth. His dedication in the development of first mapping sheets for geology map of "Croatia and Slavonia" and works in other areas of "practical geology" have led to the development of "Geological council" and independence of Croatian geology from foreign influence.

Keywords

• Gorjanović-Kramberger
• Geological council
• Croatian Geological Survey
• geological maps
• tectonics
• thermal and mineral waters
• karst geomorphology
• loess