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  Mirko and Stjepan Seljan Information
By 1898, the older Mirko was already known as the Champion of Globetrotters because he had walked the huge distance between Paris in France and Saint Petersburg in Russia.
Mirko became the governor of provinces with his older brother, Stjepan, as his lieutenant.
The brothers for the first time took different ways in October 1912 with Stjepan heading toward the USA to initiate new business contracts, while Mirko was supposed to continue their research, starting the new expedition.
www.bookrags.com /Mirko_Seljan   (951 words)

  
 NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Guaraní
The Guarani were also later described, amongst many other historical documents in existence today, in 1903, by Croatian explorers Mirko and Stjepan Seljan.
Mirko Seljan (April 5, 1871 - 1912/13?) and Stjepan Seljan (August 19, 1875 - June 7, 1936) were important Croatian explorers.
Roland Joffe's 1986 film The Mission was about the Guarani and their role in a battle between the Jesuits and Portuguese Government over them.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Guaran%C3%AD   (589 words)

  
 Turistička zajednica grada Karlovca
Nikola Tesla, Mirko Seljan, Stjepan and Antun Radić, Ivan Goran Kovačić and other famous persons were also students of the Karlovac High school.
In 1997, on August 19th, the day when Stjepan Seljan was born, the Center for Expeditions, Research and Culture Braća Seljan (Brothers Seljan) was founded.
It is the first Croatian explorer club inspired by Mirko and Stjepan Seljan, world travelers and explorers from Karlovac.
www.karlovac-touristinfo.hr /engleski   (1294 words)

  
  Cartographica Helvetica 31 (2005) 31-38: Summary
The two brothers Mirko and Stjepan Seljan are among the most famous Croatian explorers who took part in numerous expeditions in Africa and South America.
Mirko Seljan was appointed governor of the southern Ethiopian provinces, and Stjepan was named as his deputy.
Mirko Seljan's map of southern Ethiopia significantly improved cartographic knowledge of East Africa, and numerous mistakes recorded on older maps were thus corrected.
www.stub.unibe.ch /dach/ch/ch/summaries/e31d.html   (223 words)

  
 Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Mirko and Stjepan Seljan
Mirko Seljan (April 5, 1871 – 1912/13?) and Stjepan Seljan (August 19, 1875 – June 7, 1936) were important Croatian explorers.
By 1898, the older Mirko was already known as the Champion of Globetrotters because he had walked the huge distance between Paris in France and Saint Petersburg in Russia.
Mirko became the governor of provinces with his older brother, Stjepan, as his lieutenant.
reference.com /browse/wiki/Stjepan_Seljan   (1006 words)

  
 A Short History of Croatians and the Croatian Parish in St. Louis
In 1908, it was decided that the club would pay "for a memorial Mass every year for Dr. Ante Starcevic (who died on February 28, 1896) on February 28." The renowned Croatian scouts, Mirko and Stevo Seljan visited St. Louis in 1912.
Spiro Andrijanic in his history of the parish states that there is no evidence that Mass was said in old Croatian during pastor Suster's stay at the Croatian church in St. Louis.
Mass is said in Old Croatian, and not in Latin." Nowhere else do we find mention of that.
www.midwest-croatians.org /community/stlouiscroatians.html   (5285 words)

  
 The Ultimate Mirko and Stjepan Seljan - American History Information Guide and Reference
The Ultimate Mirko and Stjepan Seljan - American History Information Guide and Reference
Mirko Seljan (April 5, 1871 – 1912/13?) and Stjepan Seljan (August 19, 1875 – June 7, 1936) were important Croatian explorers.
After his older brother's disappearance, Stjepan kept moving, searching for mineral deposits in south and central America until, in 1917, he decided to settle and made his home in Ouro Preto, Brazil, where he passed away in 1936.
www.historymania.com /american_history/Mirko_and_Stjepan_Seljan   (976 words)

  
 Zazizam.com : Education -   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The attacks were usually on Sunday, when the whole mission population was gathered for Mass.
Usually, the priests were spared, probably from fear of government reprisals, but several were killed while ministering to the wounded or pleading with the murderers.
The rising sun was greeted by a chorus of children's hymns, followed by Mass and breakfast, after which the workers went to their tasks.
www.zazizam.com /content/education/g/Guarani.php   (2484 words)

  
 History of Croatian Science
Stjepan Mohorovicic (1880-1980), professor of physics at a grammar school in Zagreb, made a very important theoretical discovery of the positronium (rotational pair of electron and positron) as early as in 1934, published in "Astronomishe Nachrichten", a prestigeous German scientific journal (precise reference is A.
Still earlier, in 1927, Stjepan Mohorovicic predicted the existence of the MOHO-layer on the Moon, analogous to that of the Earth, discovered by his father Andrija Mohorovicic.
Stjepan Poljak (1889-1955), a neuroanatomist, was a professor in Berkeley and Chicago.
www.croatianhistory.net /etf/et22.html   (12536 words)

  
 www.agp.org | archivos de los protestos globales: Indigenas: Guarani   (Site not responding. Last check: )
To insure the larger result, the time chosen for attack was usually on Sunday, when the whole mission population was gathered at the Church for Mass.
As a rule the priests were spared - probably from fear of government reprisals - although several lost their lives while ministering to the wounded or pleading with the murderers.
The Guarani were also later described, amongst many other historical documents in existence today, in 1903, by Croatian explorers Mirko and Stjepan Seljan.
www.nadir.org /nadir/initiativ/agp/free/imf/indigenas/guarani.htm   (2432 words)

  
 Peta rijeka
Granice oko Rudolfovog jezera prema Sudanu i Keniji i danas su iste pa se može reći da su Mirko i Stjepan ljudi koji su stvarali modernu Etiopiju.1902.
Stjepan Seljan u knjizi koja je objavljena 1919.
Nakon bratove smrti Seljan putuje po Srednjoj i Južnoj Americi i bavi se istraživanjem ruda.U vrijeme Prvog svjetskog rata(1917.) nastanio se u Minas Geraisu,te je tu stvorio obitelj s Marijom Aracy.Imali su četvero djece: Zoru, Moemu, Mirka i Janka.
www.mojklc.com /petarijeka/braca_seljan.asp   (923 words)

  
 Javno - Croatia
Stjepan Mesic received today delegation of Centre for expeditions, investigating and culture Seljan Brothers from Karlovac.
Croatian President Stjepan Mesic received the delegation of the Centre for expeditions, investigating and culture "Seljan Brothers" from Karlovac today, which presented their ten-year work primarily directed on the work and memory preservation of brothers Mirko and Stjepan Seljan, prominent Croatian researchers, President Offices informed.
They emphasised that their work is representing Croatia and its research tradition, spreading the cosmopolitism, respect among nations, religions, races and world-views.
www.javno.com /en/croatia/clanak.php?id=35767   (265 words)

  
 escort
In April of 1903 the two brothers left for Rio de Janeiro in Brazil with the intention of entering areas that were, until that time, unknown, to establish traveling and trade routes and permanent posts.
Mirko and Stjepan Seljan, Mirko and Stjepan Seljan - Ethiopia, Mirko and Stjepan Seljan - South America, Mirko and Stjepan Seljan - End, Mirko and Stjepan Seljan - Reasons
Read more here: » Mirko and Stjepan Seljan: Encyclopedia II - Mirko and Stjepan Seljan - South America
www.experiencefestival.com /escort   (2274 words)

  
 Turistička zajednica grada Karlovca
Karlovačku Gimnaziju pohađao je i Nikola Tesla, Mirko Seljan, Stjepan i Antun Radić, Ivan Goran Kovačić i druge poznate osobe.
godine osnovan je Centar za ekspedicionizam, istraživanje i kulturu Braća Seljan.
Centar za ekspedicionizam u Vili Anzić okuplja svojim aktivnostima entuzijaste koji nastavljaju napredne ideje braće Seljan.
www.karlovac-touristinfo.hr /karlovac.asp   (980 words)

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