Tag: In memoriam

»Grb i zastava« № 36 Issued

The № 36 of »Grb i zastava« was printed, in its Volume XVIII, soon to be posted to subscriber addresses. Additional copies of the GiZ you may order from Leykam International. We copy here from the »Editorial«: It is a subjective feeling of mine that a long time has passed since the previous issue of […]

The Croatian Heraldic and Vexillological Association (HGZD) received the news with great sadness that the Slovenian heraldist and great friend of our Association Valt Jurečič passed away on 26 September 2024. Valt (he would also sign Walt) was a pivotal figure in Slovenian heraldry and vexillology at the end of the 20th and the beginning […]

»Grb i zastava« № 20 Issued

Just as the previous issue that opened the tenth volume, the new celebratory № 20 of our journal »Grb i zastava« is issued in extended volume at 36 pages. It was just sent to the printers and our members may expect it soon in their mail boxes. Additional copes may be ordered through the Leykam […]

In Memoriam Dr Whitney Smith

Dr. Whitney Smith (1940 -2016)

The father of modern vexillology, Whitney Smith established in 1961, together with Gerhard Grahl, the first vexilological journal The Flag Bulletin, and the next year estanlished the Flag Research Centre (FRC). He was its director until his retirement in 2013 when the entire considerable library and archive was transferred to the University of Texas in […]