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Božo Škerlj

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Božo Škerlj

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1908-09-28 (Vienna)
Died
1961-11-10 (Ljubljana) age 53
Nationality
Slovenia, Slovene
Languages
Slovenian
Religion
Unknown
Residence History
Vienna → Ljubljana

Career

Occupations
anthropologist
Active Years
1926-1961
Affiliations
University of Ljubljana

Education

University of Ljubljana
Biology and Geography
Period: 不明
Year of Graduation: 1926
Country: Slovenia
Studied biology and geography

Awards

Levstik Award
1955
Work: Neznana Amerika (Unknown America)
Organization: Mladinska Knjiga Publishing House
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Neznana Amerika (Unknown America)

1952 travelogue

Travelogue about unknown America

AmericaExploration

Bibliography

  • Razvoj živega sveta (The Development of Life, 1947)
  • Splošna antropologija v osnovnih potezah (General Anthropology in Basic Terms, 1948)
  • Razvoj človeka (anthropogeneza) (The Development of Man (Anthropogeny), 1950)
  • Neznana Amerika (Unknown America, 1952)
  • Palme, piramide in puščave (Palms, Pyramids and Deserts, 1956)
  • Ljudstva brez kovin (Peoples Without Metal, 1962)
  • Misleči dvonožec (The Thinking Biped, 1963)

Health

  • Internment in Dachau concentration camp
    1944
    Interned during World War II

Legacy

Slovene anthropologist, author of eleven books and over 200 scientific articles. Levstik Award winner.