Mate Božić

Mate Božić (born February 28, 1981.) is a Croatian historian, writer and author.

Biography
Mate Božić was born in Split where he attended gymnasium before graduating from the University of Split's Faculty of Humanities with a degree in history and philosophy. During his undergraduate studies, he was one of the founders of the student historical society "Toma Arhiđakon", student history journal "Pleter" and theological-philosophical journal "Odraz". He is member of the Croatian Heraldic and Vexillological Association, as well as the coordinator of "Regnum Croatorum" (archeological tourism) project, "Škola heraldike" (Klis) and "Mala škola filozofije" (Solin).

Being a reputable expert on Croatian heraldry Božić's principal scientific focus is the study of Croatian heraldic theory and practice, as well as historical-philosophical subjects of the Croatian early Middle Ages. Serving as a herald of the Historical unit Kliški uskoci ("Uskoks of Klis") he additionally contributed to the foundation of the historical early medieval reenactment group "Praetoriani Croatorum". He shares and popularizes his findings through "GottschTalk" blog postings and as a columnist through a series of essays published by Split, Kaštela and Solin web portals, where he lives and works.

Selected publications

 * – (2014) Božić, Mate. "Udruga studenata povijesti 'Toma Arhiđakon'" // Spalatumque dedit ortum: zbornik povodom desete godišnjice Odsjeka za povijest Filozofskog fakulteta u Splitu = Collected papers on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the Department of History, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences in Split / I. Basić, M. Rimac (ur.) Split: Odsjek za povijest Filozofskog fakulteta Sveučilišta u Zagrebu 2014; str.77–85 https://www.croris.hr/crosbi/publikacija/prilog-knjiga/68896
 * – (2017) Božić, Mate. "Bitka kod Siska 1593. godine" // Pleter, 1 (2017) 1; str. 177–192 https://www.croris.hr/crosbi/publikacija/prilog-casopis/291543
 * – (2017) Božić, Mate; Ćosić, Stjepan. "Nastanak hrvatskih grbova: Podrijetlo, povijest i simbolika od 13. do 16. stoljeća" // Gordogan, 35–36 (2017.); 22 – 68 https://www.croris.hr/crosbi/publikacija/prilog-casopis/291537
 * – (2019) Božić, Mate. "'HRVAT' I 'HRVATI' – OD TOPONIMA DO ETNONIMA" // Pleter, 3 (2019) 3 ; str. 135–176 https://www.croris.hr/crosbi/publikacija/prilog-casopis/291541
 * – (2021) Božić, Mate; Ćosić, Stjepan. HRVATSKI GRBOVI geneza – simbolika – povijest. Zagreb, Hrvatska sveučilišna naklada, Filozofski fakultet sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Institut društvenih znanosti; 2021.
 * – (2022) Božić, Mate; Ćosić, Stjepan. "Sveti Jeronim u heraldičkoj simbolici" // Kroatologija, 13 (2022) 3 ; str. 11–27 https://www.croris.hr/crosbi/publikacija/prilog-casopis/325037