Branko Bokun

Branko Bokun (1920–2011) was an author of in the fields of sociology and psychology.

He was born 28 June 1920 in Koljane, a small village in the Dalmatian mountains of Yugoslavia.[1] He began to study at the University of Belgrade; however his education there was interrupted by the German invasion of Yugoslavia in 1941.

He fled to Italy, where he enrolled at the University of Rome, studying economics and social sciences. At the same time he also signed on as an extra with the Cinecittà film industry in order to earn a living. Later, he acted as a go-between on behalf of the Yugoslavian embassy to the Holy See, communicating with the many Yugoslav Jews who were hidden in Italy at the time.

Bokun graduated from Rome University in 1945. From there, he went on to attend the Sorbonne University in Paris, taking courses in sociology and social psychology, graduating in 1949.

Bokun lived in London, U.K. where he died on 1 January 2011.[2]

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  1. PDF book brochure Archived 4 September 2006 at the Wayback Machine.
  2. Vita Books (January 5, 2011). "About Vita Books". Archived from the original on 10 September 2016. Vita Books regrets to announce the death of Dr. Branko Bokun aged 90 on Saturday 1st January 2011 in Chelsea and Westminster Hospital after a short illness. He is survived by his son and two grandchildren and many who regarded him as father, mentor and friend. R.I.P.

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