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Fausto was a brilliant scientist in his day and is noted for his invention of the parachute.
Fausto was a brilliant scientist in his day and is noted for his invention of the parachute.
*Wikipedia stated on 3rd of October 2010. I have indicated the date because edits on Wikipedia are constant, some articles change daily:
*Wikipedia stated on 3rd of October 2010. I have indicated the date because edits on Wikipedia are constant, some articles change daily:
{{Cquote| '' ... he was a polymath and bishop from Croatia.''}} It must be stated as an '''fact''' that:
{{Cquote| '' ... he was a polymath and bishop from Croatia.''}} It must be stated as a '''fact''' that:
* Croatia itself has not been a sovereign independent state for nine centuries.
* Croatia itself has not been a sovereign independent state for nine centuries.
* Croatia only became a sovereign state 371 years after his death.
* Croatia only became a sovereign state 371 years after his death.
* Dalmatia was '''not part''' of Croatia until the middle of the 20th century.<ref> Under the Treaty of Rapallo (in '''1920''' between [[Italy]] and the Kingdom of Serbia, Croatia & Slovenia.), Dalmatia became part of the Kingdom of Serbia, Croatia & Slovenia which was renamed the Kingdom of Yugoslavia in 1929. After [[World War II]] Dalmatia was divided between three republics of [[Communists|Communist]] Yugoslavia. Most of the territory went to Croatia. In '''1991''' the [[Croatia|Republic of Croatia]] became independent.</ref><ref>Sections of the old Roman Dalmatian province were once part of the Kingdom of Croatia (925–1102). </ref>
* Dalmatia was '''not part''' of Croatia until the middle of the 20th century.<ref> Under the Treaty of Rapallo (in '''1920''' between [[Italy]] and the Kingdom of Serbia, Croatia & Slovenia.), Dalmatia became part of the Kingdom of Serbia, Croatia & Slovenia which was renamed the Kingdom of Yugoslavia in 1929. After [[World War II]] Dalmatia was divided between three republics of [[Communists|Communist]] Yugoslavia. Most of the territory went to Croatia. In '''1991''' the [[Croatia|Republic of Croatia]] became independent.</ref><ref>Sections of the old Roman Dalmatian province were once part of the Kingdom of Croatia (925–1102). </ref>
*[[Italian language|Italian]] and Latin languages were then used extensively in Dalmatia. <ref>[http://74.125.155.132/scholar?q=cache:1oNK0Y3WzDAJ:scholar.google.com/+italijanski+ZBORNIK-150+GODINA+ŠKOLSTVA+U+VELOJ+LUCI&hl=en&as_sdt=0,5 The Early Beginnings of Formal Education - Vela Luka (beginnings of literacy and Lower Primary School 1857 – 1870):]
* ''"Italian language was not only the official language in all public Dalmatian establishments, but also was the spoken language in a significant number of white-collar, civil service and merchant families in the cities and major markets within towns"''</ref> The region also had a significant Dalmatian Italian ethnic population.
Certain individuals (''or'' organisations) are using Wikipedia's article for biased nationalistic propaganda. It otherwise tainted a ''perfectly'' good article on this unique individual. Some of the Croatian Wiki-Editors just can't separate ultra-extreme nationalistic propaganda from an unbiased historical perspective.
*John Van Antwerp Fine (Professor Emeritus of History at the University of Michigan) on Croatian History:
*John Van Antwerp Fine (Professor Emeritus of History at the University of Michigan) on Croatian History: