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Rudjer Boskovic

Also known as: Rudjer Boskovic; primary name: Boskovic, Rudjer; other name: Boscovich, Rojer Joseph; other name: Boscovich, Ruggiero
Details: individual; academic/intellectual; scientist/engineer; cleric/religious official; Croatian; Male
Life dates: 1711-1787
Biography: Croatian physicist, astronomer, mathematician, philosopher, diplomat, poet, theologian, Jesuit priest. He was a member of several Academies including the Royal Society of London, and a professor at many European universities. With his theory of forces he was a leading European authority for static computations and civil engineering of that time. He also wrote Latin poetry.

20 related objects

album; drawing

Museum number: 1859,0806.194 |
Producer name: BIOG28820 Drawn by:Pier Leone Ghezzi |
Production date: 1749

album; drawing

Museum number: 1859,0806.195 |
Producer name: BIOG28820 Drawn by:Pier Leone Ghezzi |
Production date: 1749

banknote

Museum number: 2006,0405.1163 |
Authority: BIOG142748 Issuer:Government of Croatia |
Production date: 1992 |
Production place: Issued in:Croatia

banknote

Museum number: 2006,0405.1162 |
Authority: BIOG142748 Issuer:Government of Croatia |
Production date: 1992 |
Production place: Issued in:Croatia

banknote

Museum number: 2006,0405.1164 |
Authority: BIOG142748 Issuer:Government of Croatia |
Production date: 1992 |
Production place: Issued in:Croatia

banknote

Museum number: 2006,0405.1166 |
Authority: BIOG142748 Issuer:Government of Croatia |
Production date: 1993 |
Production place: Issued in:Croatia

banknote

Museum number: 2006,0405.1165 |
Authority: BIOG142748 Issuer:Government of Croatia |
Production date: 1993 |
Production place: Issued in:Croatia

banknote

Museum number: 2006,0709.18 |
Authority: BIOG142748 Issuer:Government of Croatia |
Production date: 1991 |
Production place: Issued in:Croatia

banknote

Museum number: 2007,4074.23 |
Authority: BIOG142748 Issuer:Government of Croatia |
Production date: 1991 |
Production place: Issued in:Croatia

banknote

Museum number: 2006,0709.17 |
Authority: BIOG142748 Issuer:Government of Croatia |
Production date: 1991 |
Production place: Issued in:Croatia

banknote

Museum number: 2005,0529.3 |
Authority: BIOG142748 Issuer:Government of Croatia |
Production date: 1991 |
Production place: Issued in:Croatia

banknote

Museum number: 2007,4074.22 |
Authority: BIOG142748 Issuer:Government of Croatia |
Production date: 1991 |
Production place: Issued in:Croatia

banknote

Museum number: 2006,0709.16 |
Authority: BIOG142748 Issuer:Government of Croatia |
Production date: 1991 |
Production place: Issued in:Croatia

banknote

Museum number: 2006,0405.1161 |
Authority: BIOG142748 Issuer:Government of Croatia |
Production date: 1991 |
Production place: Issued in:Croatia

banknote

Museum number: 2005,1205.1 |
Authority: BIOG142748 Issuer:Government of Croatia |
Production date: 1991 |
Production place: Issued in:Croatia

banknote

Museum number: 2005,0529.4 |
Authority: BIOG142748 Issuer:Government of Croatia |
Production date: 1991 |
Production place: Issued in:Croatia

banknote

Museum number: 2005,0529.2 |
Authority: BIOG142748 Issuer:Government of Croatia |
Production date: 1991 |
Production place: Issued in:Croatia

banknote

Museum number: 2005,0529.5 |
Authority: BIOG142748 Issuer:Government of Croatia |
Production date: 1991 |
Production place: Issued in:Croatia

drawing; album

Museum number: 1955,1210.10.56 |
Producer name: BIOG34477 Drawn by:Carlo Labruzzi |
Production date: 1789-1794

print

Title: Roger Joseph Boscovich |
Museum number: 1874,0613.1579 |
Producer name: BIOG223483 Print made by:Mackenzie |
Production date: 1800s