Fabjan Kaliterna (20 January 1886 – 30 January 1952) was a

Croatian Croatian may refer to: * Croatia *Croatian language *Croatian people *Croatians (demonym) See also * * * Croatan (disambiguation) * Croatia (disambiguation) * Croatoan (disambiguation) * Hrvatski (disambiguation) * Hrvatsko (disambiguation) * S ...

architect and sportsperson. Born into a large family of a humble background, Kaliterna graduated from the real-gymnasium in his hometown in 1906, after which he enrolled at the Higher Technical School in

Prague Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 million people. The city has a temperate ...

from which he graduated in 1921. Considered the "father of sports in

Split Split(s) or The Split may refer to: Places * Split, Croatia, the largest coastal city in Croatia * Split Island, Canada, an island in the Hudson Bay * Split Island, Falkland Islands * Split Island, Fiji, better known as Hạfliua Arts, entertain ...

", Kaliterna was one of four founders of the

HNK Hajduk Split Hrvatski nogometni klub Hajduk Split, commonly referred to as Hajduk Split () or simply Hajduk, is a Croatian professional football club based in Split, that competes in the Croatian First League, the top tier in Croatian football. Since 1979, ...

football club, founder of the "Gusar" rowing club and helped in the formation of the Jadran waterpolo-swimming club and the Labud sailing club. Aside from his club-founding activities, Kaliterna also held numerous sports functions; he was the 16th president of Hajduk during 1936, member of the

Yugoslav Olympic Committee The Yugoslav Olympic Committee ( hr, Jugoslavenski olimpijski komitet; sr-Cyrl-Latn, Југословенски олимпијски комитет, Jugoslovenski olimpijski komitet, separator=" / "; sl, Jugoslovanski оlimpijski кomite; mk, Ј� ...

and the Split Olympic Sub-Committee, president of the Split Football Sub Federation and member of the organizational committee of the

1932 European Rowing Championships The 1932 European Rowing Championships were rowing championships held on the Sava in the Yugoslav capital city of Belgrade Belgrade ( , ;, ; Names of European cities in different languages: B, names in other languages) is the Capital city, ...

. On a professional level, Kaliterna was an accomplished architect having designed over two hundred buildings in Split and

Dalmatia Dalmatia (; hr, Dalmacija ; it, Dalmazia; see names in other languages) is one of the four historical regions of Croatia, alongside Croatia proper, Slavonia, and Istria. Dalmatia is a narrow belt of the east shore of the Adriatic Sea, stre ...

, among them, several sport-related buildings used to house Split-based sports clubs. Among his notable works is the building of the Oceanographic Institute in Split, constructed in 1920s and still in use today.

Notes

Footnotes

References

* __NOTOC__ {{DEFAULTSORT:Kaliterna, Fabjan Sportspeople from Split, Croatia HNK Hajduk Split 19th-century Croatian architects 20th-century Croatian architects 1886 births 1952 deaths Croatian sports executives and administrators Burials at Lovrinac Cemetery