SHORT HISTORY RECAP OF SERBIAN GEOLOGY

The author presents in a concise form the history of geology in Serbia and the Republic of Srpska. He begins with knowledge about the Earth in the Middle Ages among Serbs. Then, he continues in chapters to write: about the work of foreign geologists in Serbia and the transfer of knowledge from geology to our environment by domestic authors. This is followed by the emergence of the first geological centers and the influence of J. Pančić’s lectures on students’ interest in our science. The formation of the domestic school and staff with J. Žujović. Notable are: the progress of geology between the two world wars and the rapid development of the science and the profession after the Second World War. Its ups and downs have been connected with the state in the country until today. This also includes the separation, organization and activity in the geology of the Republic of Srpska.