Nikola Hajdin
Born(1923-04-04)4 April 1923
Vrbovsko, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
Died17 July 2019(2019-07-17) (aged 96)
Belgrade, Serbia
NationalitySerbian
Notable workSolidarity Bridge, New Railway Bridge, Liberty Bridge

Nikola Hajdin (Serbian Cyrillic: Никола Хајдин; 4 April 1923 – 17 July 2019)[1] was a Serbian construction engineer, professor and the president of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts,[2] as a member of the Department of Technical Sciences.

Biography

As a construction engineer, he built many bridges in Yugoslavia; most prominently the New Railway Bridge in Belgrade and the Liberty Bridge in Novi Sad.[3] Nikola Hajdin also designed the bridge which was built in 2007 in Poland - the Solidarity Bridge in Płock over the Vistula river.[4]

Hajdin was professor of the University of Belgrade Faculty of Civil Engineering. He held masters and doctoral degrees from the same school (his mentor was professor Jakov Hlitčijev). He was also a member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts, Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts and other organisations.[5][6]

Hajdin stated in an interview that the controversial SANU Memorandum was never the official document of the Academy and that it did containt anything malicious.[7]

References

  1. ^ Nedeljnik.rs. "Preminuo akademik Nikola Hajdin | Nedeljnik". Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  2. ^ "Short history of the academy: Presidents". Serbian Academy of Sciences. Archived from the original on 26 October 2014. Retrieved 12 December 2010.
  3. ^ Trošelj, Slavko. "Mi smo nacija koja brzo misli". Politika Online. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  4. ^ Serbia, RTS, Radio televizija Srbije, Radio Television of. "Profesionalci: Akademik Nikola Hajdin". www.rts.rs. Retrieved 10 July 2019.((cite web)): CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ Serbia, RTS, Radio televizija Srbije, Radio Television of. "Preminuo akademik Nikola Hajdin". www.rts.rs. Retrieved 19 July 2019.((cite web)): CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ "Nikola Hajdin, predsednik SANU - Kad most ponovo oživi". www.ekapija.com. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  7. ^ Nedeljnik.rs. ""Plakao sam za kraljem Aleksandrom. Za Titom nisam. A kada su ubili Đinđića, bio sam star za suze": Tako je govorio Nikola Hajdin | Nedeljnik". Retrieved 21 July 2019.
Academic offices Preceded byDejan Medaković President of Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts 2003–2015 Succeeded byVladimir S. Kostić


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