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Pavel Kunaver

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Pavel Kunaver

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1889-12-19 (Dobrova near Ljubljana)
Died
1988-04-19 (Ljubljana) age 98
Nationality
Slovenian
Languages
Slovene
Religion
Unknown
Residence History
Ljubljana

Career

Occupations
Pedagogue, Writer of popular science books, Geography teacher, History teacher, Slovene language teacher, Speleologist, Scout leader, Astronomer
Active Years
1910-1988
Affiliations
Ljubljana Cave Exploration Society (DZRJL), Dren mountain club, Slovenian Scout Organization
Memberships
Society for the Exploration of Caves, Ljubljana Cave Exploration Society (DZRJL)

Education

University of Vienna
Geography
Period: 1913-1914
Year of Graduation: 1914
Country: Austria
Studied geography at the teachers academy

Awards

Levstik Award
1981
Work: Fairytale and truth about stars
Organization: Mladinska Knjiga
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

The Story and Truth About the Stars

1981 Popular science

A popular science book about fairytales and truths on stars

AstronomyEducation

Karst world and its phenomena

1957 Geography

About the Karst world and its phenomena

KarstNature

Into the Hills

1921 Mountaineering

Adventures into the hills

MountaineeringNature exploration

Bibliography

  • Into the Hills (1921)
  • Through the Mountains and Valleys (1923)
  • Captain Scott's Last Journey (1926)
  • Amid Precipices (1932)
  • Through Ice and Snow (1944)
  • Walks Across the Sky (1944)
  • The Shepherd in Goldhorn's Kingdom (1945)
  • Travelling the Sky (1951)
  • The Sky Above Us (1956)
  • Karst world and its phenomena (1957)
  • Relentless North (1958)
  • Lake Cerknica (1961)
  • Peaks and Abysses (1974)
  • A Guide to the Sky (1974)
  • My Paths (1979)
  • The Story and Truth About the Stars (1981)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Accessible and educational stylePopular science style
Recurring Motifs
NatureMountainsCavesAstronomyExploration

Legacy

Pioneer of amateur astronomy, mountaineering, skiing, and caving in Slovenia, also a pedagogue and popular science writer.

Trivia

  • Pioneered skiing in Slovenia influenced by brother Jože who brought first skis to Ljubljana
  • Son Aleš Kunaver is a top Slovenian alpinist