Aleksandar Stipčević
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He was born in the village of Arbanasi near Zadar, Croatia (then Zara, Kingdom of Italy), a member of the local Arbanasi community. From 1970 to 1973, in the capacity of a senior lecturer, as an external collaborator, he taught 'Introduction to Archaeology' at the Faculty of Philosophy in Pristina. He was a full professor at the University of Zagreb from 1987 until his retirement in 1997. He was a member of the Academy of Sciences and Arts of Kosovo.
His 1974 book ''Iliri'' ("The Illyrians"), has been translated into English, Italian and Albanian. He was awarded the Order of Skanderbeg by Albania. Provided by Wikipedia