Tihomil Beritić

Who is Tihomil Beritić?

Tihomil Beritić was a Croatian physician.

Born in Herceg Novi, he graduated from the School of Medicine, University of Zagreb in 1943, where he obtained his Ph.D. in 1980. His research focus was hematology and toxicology. He spent most of his career at the Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Health in Zagreb as the founder and head of the Occupational Disease Department. He was also a long-time editor of professional journals Liječnički vjesnik and Arhiv za higijenu rada i toksikologiju.

Beritić was a full member of the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts, and the chairman of its Allergology Committee. He was an honorary president of the Croatian Toxicological Society.

Beritić was named one of Righteous among the Nations in 1994 as he and his mother, Zina-Gertruda Beritić, had sheltered a Jewish child during World War II.