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Miha Likar

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Miha Likar
Born(1923-07-24)24 July 1923
Died3 May 2010(2010-05-03) (aged 86)
Known forFamily Health: An Illustrated Guide
AwardsLevstik Award
1962 for Virusi, Bakterije in Glivice
Scientific career
Fieldsmedicine, microbiology

Miha Likar (24 July 1923 – 3 May 2010) was a Slovene doctor, specialist in microbiology and parasitology.

Likar was born in Ljubljana in 1923 and studied medicine at the University of Ljubljana where he later worked. He died in 2010. He was author of the internationally successful book Family Health: An Illustrated Guide (published 1980 ISBN 978-1870630283) (Slovene title: Zdravje v družini) and a number of other lay books on health and related matters. He won the Levstik Award in 1962 for Virusi, Bakterije in Glivice (Viruses, Bacteria and Fungi).[1]

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  1. ^ "The Levstik Award on the Mladinska Knjiga Publishing House site". Archived from the original on 2012-03-17. Retrieved 2012-05-11.