Levstik Award
4 appearances
Anton Polenec
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Anton Polenec
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1910-10-07 （Puštal, Slovenia）
- Died
- 2000-10-30 （Kranj, Slovenia） age 90
- Nationality
- Slovenian
- Languages
- Slovenian
- Residence History
- Puštal, Slovenia → Ljubljana, Slovenia → Kranj, Slovenia
Career
- Occupations
- zoologist, arachnologist, popular science writer
- Active Years
- 1930-2000
- Affiliations
- Natural History Museum of Slovenia
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Ljubljana | — | Zoology | — | — | Slovenia |
University of Ljubljana
Zoology
Country:
Slovenia
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Levstik Award | Iz življenja žuželk | — | Mladinska Knjiga Publishing House | winner |
| 1952 | Levstik Award | Iz življenja pajkov | — | Mladinska Knjiga Publishing House | winner |
Levstik Award
1950
Work:
Iz življenja žuželk
Organization:
Mladinska Knjiga Publishing House
Result:
winner
Levstik Award
1952
Work:
Iz življenja pajkov
Organization:
Mladinska Knjiga Publishing House
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Iz življenja žuželk
1950 popular sciencePopular science book about the lives of insects for young readers
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Iz življenja pajkov
1952 popular sciencePopular science book about the life of spiders for young readers
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Legacy
Notable Slovenian arachnologist who studied and described over 500 spider species. The spider genus Polenecia is named after him. Won the Levstik Award twice for popular science books for young readers.
Trivia
- The spider genus Polenecia is named after him.
- Described over 500 spider species.