After a long and serious illness, Prof. . died in Zagreb on February 2. Dr. Predrag Matvejević, one of the greatest European intellectuals of his time, was a distinguished university professor, writer, publicist, and philosopher. We are proud to say that he has been an honorary member of BHAAAS since 2012. He was born and grew up in Mostar in 1932. In Sarajevo, he began his study of romance. These two multinational and multicultural cities significantly determined his entire life. He continued his studies and graduated in Zagreb. He received his doctorate from the Sorbonne in comparative literature and aesthetics. From 1959 to 1991, he was a professor of French literature at the Faculty of Philosophy in Zagreb. In 1991, he left Croatia "between asylum and exile." He taught at universities in Paris and Rome, but also at other world universities. He is the winner of more than 50 world awards, medals, recognitions, and honorary doctorates. A cosmopolitan, polyglot, humanist, activist, and eternal dissident, he was privately a withdrawn, calm, self-effacing, and peaceful person. He showed energy, strength, and courage in social engagement when it was necessary to defend the freedom of an individual to express his views. He openly and publicly stood up for people who were politically or judicially persecuted because of their political or cultural activities. Both in the former Yugoslavia and in the newly formed states after its disintegration. He fought principledly and courageously all his life for a fairer, freer, and better society. He always carried the country where he was born in his heart. With his statements, interviews, and articles, he explained Bosnia and Herzegovina and spread the truth during the war. He was a member of ANUBiH. He especially looked forward to receiving an honorary doctorate from the University of "Džemal Bijedić" in his native Mostar and being recognized as an Honorary Citizen of Sarajevo. His most famous work is the cult book "Mediterranean Breviary," which has been translated into 26 languages. "Sartre," "Literature and its Social Function," "Conversations with Krlež," "Eastern Epistolary," "Lords of War and Peace," "The Second Venice," and "Our Bread" are also significant. As time passes, the human, scientific, cultural, literary, philosophical, political, and intellectual contributions of Prof. Predrag Matvejević to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Europe, and the world will gain importance. MOST - Prof. dr Predrag Matvejević (Feral Tribune, 16. XI 1993. god.) Amila Buturović - Na vijest o smrti prof. dr Predraga Matvejevića
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