Alojz Ihan
Alojz Ihan (23 July 1961 – 10 March 2026) was a Slovenian doctor who was a specialist in medical microbiology and immunology. Beside his medical profession, he was also a poet, writer, essayist and editor.
Alojz Ihan
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- Name
- Alojz Ihan
- Born
- 23 July 1961
- Birthplace
- Ljubljana, PR Slovenia, FPR Yugoslavia (now Slovenia)
- Died
- 10 March 2026
- Occupation
- Doctor, microbiologist, immunologist, poet and writer
- Nationality
- Slovenia · Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
- Education
- University of Ljubljana
- Honours
- Prešeren Fund Awards · Jenko Award
- Languages
- Slovene
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Alojz Ihan (23 July 1961 – 10 March 2026) was a Slovenian doctor who was a specialist in medical microbiology and immunology. Beside his medical profession, he was also a poet, writer, essayist and editor.
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Alojz Ihan (1961–2026) was an editor, essayist and immunologist, among other activities, of Slovenian and Yugoslav nationality. The editor was born in Ljubljana. Alojz Ihan was educated at University of Ljubljana.
Languages used include Slovene. Honours include Jenko Award and Prešeren Fund Awards.
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• Name — Alojz Ihan • Born — 23 July 1961 • Birthplace — Ljubljana, PR Slovenia, FPR Yugoslavia (now Slovenia) • Died — 10 March 2026 • Occupation — Doctor, microbiologist, immunologist, poet and writer • Language — Slovene • Notable Works — Srebrnik, Južno dekle, Državljanski eseji
Life and career
Life and career
Ihan was born in Ljubljana on 23 July 1961 and studied at the Medical Faculty at the University of Ljubljana. He worked at the university's Institute for Microbiology and Immunology. He was also known for his poetry and regularly published essays and opinions in Slovene newspapers and journals. He received the Prešeren Foundation Award for his poetry collection Srebrnik (Silver Coin) in 1987 and in 1996 won the Jenko Award for his poetry collection Južno dekle (Southern Girl). In 2013, he won the prestigious Rožanc Award for his book Civic Essays (Državljanski eseji). The book however received a mixed reception, with some critics denouncing its populist tone and weak arguments. Ihan died on 10 March 2026, at the age of 64.
Poetry
Poetry
• Srebrnik (Silver Coin), 1985 • Igralci pokra (Poker Players), 1989 • Pesmi (Poems), 1989 • Ritem (Rhythm), 1993 • Južno dekle (Southern Girl), 1995 • Salsa (Salsa), 2003
Novels
Novels
• Hiša (House), 1997 • Romanje za dva … in psa (Pilgrimage for Two... and a Dog), 1998 • Hvalnica rešnjemu telesu (Ode to the Most Holy Body), 2011 • "Slike z razstave" (Pictures at an Exhibition), 2013
Popular science
Popular science
• Imunski sistem in odpornost: kako se ubranimo bolezni (The Immune System and Immunity: How to Avoid Falling Ill), 2000 • Do odpornosti z glavo (To Immunity by Using Your Head), 2003 • Prebujanje: Psiha v iskanju izgubljenega Erosa - psihonevroimunologija, 2014
Scientific publications
• Klinična uporaba analize limfocitnih populacij s pretočnim citometrom (The Clinical Use of Flow Cytometry Analysis in Lymphocyte Cultures), 1999
Collection of Essays
• Platon pri zobozdravniku (Plato at the Dentist), 1997 • Deset božjih zapovedi (Ten Holy Commandments), 2000 • "Državljanski eseji" (Civic Essays), 2012
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- 1.University of Ljubljana Medical Faculty, Institute for Microbiology and Immunology.
- 2.DSP Slovene Writers' Association. Slovene Writers' Association site. Slovene writers' portal.
- 3.Slovenian Ministry of Culture, complete list of Prešeren Foundation Awards recipients
- 4.University of Vienna site, Literatur im Kontext.
- 5.Multimedia Center of the Slovenian Public Broadcast.
- 6.Luka Lisjak Gabrijelčič, "Anatomija neke dekadence - Državljanski eseji Alojza Ihana". In Razpotja No. 14 (2013), pp. 77–80
- 7.Umrl je zdravnik, profesor in publicist Alojz Ihan. Reporter. 10 March 2026.
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