Did you know that the award of the University of Zagreb for scientific achievements, given out since 2011, is named after Croatian geophysicist Andrija Mohorovičić, one of the world’s most significant seismologists?

After completing his studies, Mohorovičić worked as a professor of mathematics, physics and meteorology. In 1892, he was appointed head of the Meteorological Observatory in Zagreb, and after the 1880 earthquake, he dedicated himself to seismological research. His discovery of the boundary layer between the crust and the mantle of the Earth, known as the Mohorovičić discontinuity (shortened to MOHO), is considered one of the biggest scientific achievements in Croatia and the world.

He invented the nephoscope, an instrument for measuring the direction and velocity of clouds. A lunar crater, asteroid 8422 and the Geophysical Institute of the Faculty of Science in Zagreb are all named after Mohorovičić.