Hamdija Kreševljaković

Hamdija Kreševljaković (18 September 1888 – 9 May 1959) was a Bosnian and Yugoslav historian.

Hamdija Kreševljaković
Born(1888-09-18)18 September 1888
Sarajevo, Austria-Hungary
Died9 May 1959(1959-05-09) (aged 70)
Sarajevo, SFR Yugoslavia
OccupationHistorian

Biography

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Kreševljaković was born in Vratnik,[1] a neighborhood in Sarajevo's Old Town. His father Mehmed (died 1929) was the son of Ibrahim Kreševljaković.

He completed schooling 1 August 1912.[2] Three primary schools in Sarajevo, Kakanj and Gradačac carry his name.[3]

Descendants

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Kreševljaković's son Muhamed (1939–2001) served as the Mayor of Sarajevo from 1990 until 1994, during most of the Bosnian War.[4] Muhamed's son, Nihad Kreševljaković, is a historian and the director of the Sarajevo War Theatre. Muhamed's son, Sead Kreševljaković, is a film-doc producer at Al Jazeera Balkans and the Consul General of the Republic of San Marino in Sarajevo.

Bibliography

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  • Sarajevo za vrijeme austrougarske uprave (Sarajevo in the time of Austro-Hungarian administration, 1946)[5]
  • Vodovodi i gradnje na vodi[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Rođen Hamdija Kreševljaković". Historija. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
  2. ^ "Sjećanje: Hamdija Kreševljaković". Sarajevo. 9 May 2014. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
  3. ^ "OŠ "Hamdija Kreševljaković"". OSHK. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
  4. ^ "Oko 200 bh. građana dalo podršku projektu 'Učini svojim!'". Radio Sarajevo. 10 October 2014. Archived from the original on 21 December 2014. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
  5. ^ "188 fenjera". Radio Sarajevo. 5 August 2013. Archived from the original on 21 December 2014. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
  6. ^ "Evlija Čelebija o Sarajevu: Bijelo zrno bisera". Radio Sarajevo. 25 March 2014. Archived from the original on 21 December 2014. Retrieved 21 December 2014.