SLAVKO BOROJEVIĆ Engineer of agriculture; (b. Knezovljani, 21 November 1919 – d. Belgrade, 19 September 1999)

University professor: Faculty of Agriculture in Novi Sad, full professor (from 1962); dean (1959−1960); Rector of the University of Novi Sad (1975−1977); head of the Wheat Department of the Institute for Agricultural Research in Novi Sad

Membership of SASA: Department of Natural Sciences and Mathematics: full member from 29 May 1991; Department of Chemical and Biological Sciences: full member from 28 May 1998; VANU: Department of Natural Sciences; full member from 4 December 1979; VANU; secretary of the Department of Natural Sciences; president of the VANU Presidency (1984−1988)

Accession speech: Speech at VANU: Genetic and Technological Changes Which Brought about Revolution in Plant Breeding. Akademske besede / VANU; 8. Delivered on 21 April 1983

Biographies, bibliographies: Godišnjak/SANU 103 (1997) 337−332.

Awards and recognitions: dr. h. c. of the University of Agricultural Sciences in Gödöllő, Hungary (1977); October Prize of the City of Novi Sad (1961; 1971); the 7th July Award; Vojvodina Liberation Award; AVNOJ Award; Commemorative Medal of the Partisans of 1941; Order of Partisan Star of the third order; Order of Brotherhood and Unity; Order of Bravery; Order of Labour of the first degree…

Obituary: Godišnjak/SANU for 1999; 106 (2000) 455−456.

Photograph: SANU-F 872