BRANISLAV ĐURĐEV Historian; (b. Sremski Karlovci, 4 August 1908 – d. Novi Sad, 26 February 1993)

University professor: Faculty of Philosophy in Sarajevo, full member (from 1957); founder and director of the Institute of Oriental Studies in Sarajevo (1950–1964)

Membership of SASA: Department of Historical Sciences: external member from 29 May 1991; full member from 1 September 1992; VANU; full member from 4 December 1988

Accession speech: at VANU: Civilization Riddles in the Old History of Humanity. Akademske besede/ VANU. 1, 1981.

Awards and recognitions:  ZAVNOBiH Award (1975); AVNOJ Award (1977); The 27th July Award of SR Bosnia and Herzegovina; Order of the Republic with golden wreath

Obituary: God./SASA 100 (1994) 489–491 (Č. Popov)

Photograph: SANU-F 880