Jozef Dravecký
Born(1947-07-25)25 July 1947
Spišská Nová Ves, Czechoslovakia
Died23 January 2023(2023-01-23) (aged 75)
Bratislava, Slovakia
Occupationdiplomat
Years active1973–2013

Jozef Dravecký (25 July 1947 – 23 January 2023) was a Slovak mathematician and diplomat. Between 1991 and 2013, he served as the ambassador of Slovakia to Bulgaria (1993–1998), the Baltic States (2000 – 2005) and the Holy See (2007–2013).[1]

Dravecký was born in Spišská Nová Ves. [2] He studied Sciences at the Comenius University graduating in 1971. In 1973 – 1990 he was a professor of Mathematical Analysis at the university.[1]

In 2010, Dravecký was awarded the Knights Grand Cross of the Order of Pope Pius IX by the Pope Benedict XVI.[3]

His death, on 23 January 2023 at the age of 75, was announced by the Chairman of the Christian Union of Pensioners Peter Mach in a Facebook post.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Profile at Dravecky's family website". Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  2. 1 2 Magušin, Michal. "Zomrel Jozef Dravecký / Od matematika a člena tajnej cirkvi až po veľvyslanca vo Vatikáne". www.postoj.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  3. ↑ "Slovenský veľvyslanec dostal vysoké vyznamenanie od pápeža". domov.sme.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 24 January 2023.
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