Fields zoology Known for speleobiology | Name Janez Matjasic | |
Born 14 May 1921
Ljubljana, Slovenia ( 1921-05-14 ) Died 9 August 1996(1996-08-09) (aged 75) Notable awards Levstik Award
1956 for Iz zivljenja najmanjsih | ||
Janez Matjašič (14 May 1921 – 9 August 1996) was a Slovene zoologist.
Matjašič was an associate member of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts from 1974 and a full member from 1989.
Apart from scientific contributions he also wrote two popular science books Nevidno življenje (Invisible Life) and Iz življenja najmanjših (From the Lives of the Smallest). For the latter he won the Levstik Award in 1956.
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