The article is a biographical description of Prof Božo Težak.
The author is presenting the work of Prof. Božo Težak as the founder, conductor, lecturer and mentor in the postgraduate study of librarianship, documentation and information science (PSLDIS) at the University of Zagreb.
The postgraduate study, which Prof. Težak founded and was conducting longer than anyone else, is in many ways an exceptional educational institution.
Two elements are being discussed as to the meaning and role of Dr. Božo Težak.
The author describes his first two contacts with Prof Boža Težak.
Težak’s first more extensive article O resnici v naravoslovnih vedah (About the truth in natural sciences), published in the journal Nova Evropa after his graduation in 1931, reflects the characteristics of the university atmosphere in Zagreb (then under the influence of the Vienna circle), which also contributed to the then won two Nobel prizes (Prelog, Ružička).
