Tone Peruško
Doctor Tone Peruško | |
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Painting depicting Peruško | |
| Born | 27 February 1905 |
| Died | 27 July 1967 (aged 62) |
| Nationality | Croat |
| Occupation(s) | Educator, social worker, professor, writer |
Tone Peruško (February 27, 1905 – July 27, 1967), was a Croatian educator, social worker and writer.
Peruško graduated in 1952 from the Higher Pedagogical School and the Faculty of Philosophy in Zagreb. He later became a teacher in Zagreb, a professor at the Italian Teachers' School in Rijeka, and a professor at the Higher Pedagogical School in Zagreb. His contribution to pedagogy in Croatia was significant, and he was the founder of the Pedagogical Academy in Pula.
In his book Knjiga o Istri (A Book about Istria), published posthumously, he argues for a common national identity of Croatian and Italian lower class' people autochthonous of Istria, the Istrian man being "a kind of local patriot, isolated in his intimacy from both Italy and Yugoslavia."