Ćiro Truhelka
Ćiro Truhelka | |
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Bust in Osijek | |
| Born | 2 February 1865 |
| Died | 18 September 1942 (aged 77) |
| Nationality | Croat |
| Alma mater | University of Zagreb |
| Relatives | Jagoda Truhelka (sister) |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | National Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina University of Skopje |
Ćiro Truhelka (2 February 1865 – 18 September 1942) was a Croatian archeologist, historian, and art historian who devoted much of his professional life to the study of the history of Bosnia and Herzegovina. He wrote about prehistory, Roman and medieval history (most notably its numismatics), Ottoman and Turkish documents from the region, stećci, and Bosnian Cyrillic. He was also engaged in albanology. He was the first curator of the National Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina.