Facts about andrija mohorovicic biography

ANDRIJA MOHOROVIČIĆ BIOGRAPHY

Andrija Mohorovičić was born in Volosko near Opatija in Croatia, on January 23, 1857.

His father, Andrija came from Rukavac in Istria. He was a blacksmith who made anchors.

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His mother, Marija nee Poščić was born in Opatija. She died soon after Andrija’s birth.

The house where A. Mohorovičić was born and the memorial on it

Andrija attended primary school in Volosko and grammar school in Rijeka and graduated with excellent grades.

By the age of 15 he spoke English, French and Italian fluently. Later he learned German, Czech, Latin and Ancient Greek.

Mohorovicic pronunciation

He then enrolled in the department of mathematics and physics at the Faculty of Philosophy of the University of Prague, where he studied in the period of 1875 – 1878. One of his professors was Ernst Mach, the famous physicist.

As a student in Prague he was secret