page_title: Mirko Malez
section_title: Legacy and death
hierarchical_section_title: Mirko Malez / Legacy and death
caption_attribution_description: English: At the conference on Sept. 20. 2010. in Ivanec, Croatia to honour dr. Mirko Malez Hrvatski: Voditelji skupa mr. sc. Eduard Vargović, upravitelj Zavoda za znanstveni rad Hrvatske akademije u Varaždinu i prof. dr. sc. Željko Tomičić, član suradnik Hrvatske akademije
context_page_description: Mirko Malez was a prominent Croatian palaeontologist, speleologist, geo-scientist, ecologist and natural history writer. He was known as a "pioneer of Croatian speleoarchaeology". He was a member of the Yugoslav Academy, JAZU
context_section_description: Malez died at the age of 65, on August 23, 1990, in Zagreb after a serious illness. His body was cremated and his ashes were buried in the urn cemetery at Zagreb's Mirogoj. HAZU organized a commemoration for Malez, held on December 5, 1991.
  Since his death, many conferences, gatherings and tribute meetings have been organised, in Croatia and abroad, to honour the character and work of this famous Croatian scientist. A conference held on Nov. 20, 2010, in Ivanec, his hometown, honoured the 20th anniversary of his death. A group of 15 scientists recalled the significance of his scientific contributions to local geology, archaeology and paleontology.
  On June 17, 2011, in his hometown Ivanec, new published Proceedings, were dedicated to Malez by Ivanec's mayor Milorad Batinić and HAZU Academicians Ivan Gušić and Slobodan Kaštela.
  On March 25–26, 2011, a 2nd international scientific meeting was organised in Zagreb, in memory of Malez, by the National INQUA Committee (Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Department for Natural Sciences, Institute of Quaternary Paleontology and Geology). The meeting celebrated the 55th anniversary of the Institute of Quaternary Paleontology and Geology. The honorary chairmanship board included Ljerka Marjanac, Lidija Galović, Nada Horvatinčić, Mladen Juračić, Ivor Karavanić and Josipa Velić.
  To honor Malez, Ivanec's municipal authority decided to rename its central street after him. In the little town of Lepoglava near Varaždin, in September 2005, a small group was established called the Friends Club of the minerals "Mirko Malez".
caption: At the conference dedicated to Dr. Mirko Malez held on November 20, 2010, in Ivanec, Croatia. The honorary chairmanship members were Eduard Vargović (director of the Institute for the Scientific Labor HAZU in Varaždin and Željko Tomičić, an associate member of the HAZU.
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