EDVARD KARDELJ Theoretician of the social system; (b. Ljubljana, 27 January 1910 – d. Ljubljana, 10 February 1979)

Political activity: starting in 1945 he held various party and state functions: vice-president of the Federal Government (1945), minister of the Interior of FNRY, vice-president of Federal Executive Council (1953–1963), president of the Federal Assembly

Membership of SASA: Department of Social Sciences; full member from 17 December 1959

Accession speech: Speech of Academician E. Kardelj. God. / SANU 67 (1962) 134-138. Delivered on 22 February 1960

Biography and bibliography: God. / SANU 67 (1962) 273–303; 77 (1972) 705–746; 78 (1973) 676–678; 79 (1975) 767–771; 84

Awards and recognitions: dr. h. c. of the University of Ljubljana; AVNOJ Award (1968); NIN Award for opinion journalism (1976); October Prize of the City of Belgrade (1978); National Hero Order; Order of the Yugoslav Great Star; Order of the Hero of Socialist Labour

Obituary: God. / SANU 86 (1980) 565–567 (J. Đorđević)

Photograph: SANU F-564/1