Hamdija Kreševljaković

Historian and academic. He was born in Sarajevo and became one one of the founders of the Scientific Society of BiH (a precursor to the BiH Academy of Science). He completed his teachers degree at the mere age of 16 and worked as a primary school teacher then later as a teacher in Sarajevo’s high schools, where he taught history, German, geography and pedagogy. He spoke numerous languages (German, Turkish, Arabic, Norwegian and Ladino). Kreševljaković wrote over 300 scientific papers. His entire body of work focused on the history of BiH and its culture, civilization, administration and trades, today it is considered the most significant historical material on BiH during the Ottoman period.