Janez Matjašič, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Janez Matjašič

Slovene zoologist

Date of Birth: 14-May-1921

Place of Birth: Ljubljana, Ljubljana City Municipality, Slovenia

Date of Death: 09-Aug-1996

Profession: writer, zoologist

Nationality: Slovenia

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Janez Matjašic (14 May 1921 – 9 August 1996) was a Slovene zoologist.Matjašic was an associate member of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts from 1974 and a full member from 1989.Apart from scientific contributions he also wrote two popular science books Nevidno življenje (Invisible Life) and Iz življenja najmanjših (From the Lives of the Smallest).
For the latter he won the Levstik Award in 1956.