2026Famous Croats (C) - Set

Petar Lorini (Sali, 1850 – Belgrade, 1921) was a prominent Croatian expert in marine fisheries and one of the founders of modern fishing on the eastern Adriatic. He completed Teacher Training School in Dubrovnik and a teaching course in Zadar, after which he worked in Korčula and Kotor. In 1873, he was appointed headmaster of the Public School in Sali, where that same year he introduced the Croatian language into teaching and municipal administration. He also introduced four-year schooling, which he opened to girls in 1885. In addition, he established and managed a post office. Lorini served as a commissioner of Matica hrvatska and contributed to the Croatian Encyclopedia (Osijek, 1887–1890). Alongside his work in education and municipal administration, he taught local fishermen and farmers viticulture and olive cultivation, and organized evening courses for adults on fisheries, agriculture, livestock breeding, beekeeping, sericulture, science and language, attended by around a hundred participants.