Baltazar Adam Krčelić (5 February 1715 - 29 March 1778)[1] was a Croatian historian, theologian and lawyer. After Vitezović, he was the most prominent figure in the Croatian cultural life of the time.
Biography
He was born in Šenkovec near Zagreb on 5 February 1715 and was schooled in Zagreb, Vienna and Bologna, where he gained a degree in theology and law. In 1747, he was the canonofZagreb and rector of the Collegium Croaticum ViennenseinVienna. In 1755, at the prompting of the court in Vienna, he composed a draft for the administrative reform in Croatia. His first published work is the biography of medieval Bishop of ZagrebAugustin Kažotić, which was written in Kajkavian. In 1754, he completed a major work of eclessial history of Zagreb, publishing it in 1770, which was later used by Daniele Farlati. His yearbook Annuae 1748–1767 is a precious source for the history of the period. Shortly before his death, he donated his books and manuscripts to the library of the Royal Academy in Zagreb, which was a precursor to today's National and University Library in Zagreb. He died in Zagreb on 1779.[2]
Marks, Ljiljana (June 2001). "Baltazar Adam Krčelić: Chronicler of Everyday Life"(PDF). Narodna umjetnost: hrvatski časopis za etnologiju i folkloristiku. 38 (1). Zagreb, Croatia: Institute of Ethnology and Folklore Research: 135–152. ISSN0547-2504. Retrieved 2017-07-03.
