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Aleksandar Stipčević (October 10, 1930[2] – September 1, 2015) was a Croatian archeologist, bibliographer, librarian and historian of Albanian origin[2] who specialized in the study of the Illyrians.

Aleksandar Stipčević
Born	(1930-10-10)October 10, 1930 Arbanasi, Zadar, Kingdom of Italy
Died	September 1, 2015(2015-09-01) (aged 84) Zagreb, Croatia
Nationality	Croatian
Known for	Studies on Illyrians
Awards	Order of Skanderbeg[1]
Scientific career
Fields	Archaeology, history
Institutions	University of Zagreb

He was born in the village of Arbanasi near Zadar, Croatia (then Zara, Kingdom of Italy),[2] a member of the local Arbanasi community. He was a full professor at the University of Zagreb from 1987 until his retirement in 1997.[2] He was a member of the Academy of Sciences and Arts of Kosovo.[3]

His 1974 book Iliri ("The Illyrians"), has been translated into English, Italian and Albanian. He was awarded the Order of Skanderbeg by Albania.[2]

Works

• Gli Iliri ("Illyrians"; 1966)
• Arte degli Illiri ("The Illyrian Art"; 1963)
• Iliri: povijest, život, kultura (1974)
• Bibliografija antičke arheologije u Jugoslaviji (I–II, 1977)
• Kultni simboli kod Ilira ("The Illyrian Cult Symbols"; 1981)
• Povijest knjige ("The History of Books"; 1985, extended edition in 2006)
• Cenzura u knjižnicama ("Censorship and Libraries"; 1992)
• O savršenom cenzoru (1994)
• Sudbina knjige (2000)
• Socijalna povijest knjige u Hrvata (I–III, 2004–08)
• Tradicijska kultura zadarskih Arbanasa (2011)

Some of them are translated to other languages.

He was the editor-in-chief of the second volume of the Croatian Biographical Lexicon (1983–1989).

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