Tadija Smičiklas

Tadija "Tade" Smičiklas (1 October 1843 – 8 June 1914) was a Croatian historian and politician. He was a professor at the Zagreb university and a member of the Croatian Academy. A member of the Illyrianist People's Party, he supported the independence of Croatia from the Austrian Empire. He authored the first history book on Croatia and laid the foundation of Croatian historiography.

Early life Smičiklas was born in Reštovo in Žumberak , into a Greek-Catholic family. Greek-Catholics in Žumberak, including Smičiklas, are descendants of Uskoks. His father Ilija sent a request on 13 August 1853 to the Greek-Catholic bishop of Križevci, Gabrijel Smičiklas (his relative), to accept Tadija free of charge into the Greek Catholic Seminary in Zagreb and stressed Tadija's talent and wish to learn more. His uncle Đuro Smičiklas had him accepted.

Works Život i djela Vjekoslava Babukića (1876) Spomen knjiga Matice Hrvatske Obrana i razvitak hrvatske narodne ideje od 1790. do 1835. Život i djela Ivana Kukuljevića Sakcinskog Život i djela dra. Franje Račkoga (1855)