Jožko Šavli
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Jožko Šavli was a Slovene author, self-declared historian
Historian
A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human race; as well as the study of all history in time. If the individual is...

 and high school teacher in economic sciences from Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...

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Šavli was born in Tolmin
Tolmin
Tolmin is a small town and municipality in the Littoral region of Slovenia.-Geography:Tolmin, the old town that gave the name to the entire area , is the largest settlement in the Upper Soča Valley , as well as its economic, cultural and administrative centre. It is located on a terrace above the...

, then part of the Kingdom of Italy (now in Slovenia
Slovenia
Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...

). He obtained a degree in Business Management at the University of Ljubljana
University of Ljubljana
The University of Ljubljana is the oldest and largest university in Slovenia. With 64,000 enrolled graduate and postgraduate students, it is among the largest universities in Europe.-Beginnings:...

 in 1967. Then he continued his studies at the Vienna School of International Trade
Vienna University of Economics and Business
Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien or Vienna University of Economics and Business is the largest University focusing on business and economics in Europe and, in terms of student body, one of the largest universities in Austria...

 ("Hochschule für Welthandel"), where in 1975 he obtained a doctorate in social and economic sciences with a thesis on the economic structure and regional economic development in the district of Horn
Horn, Austria
Horn is a small town in the Waldviertel in Lower Austria, Austria and the capital of the district of the same name.2008 Austrian Cup winner SV Horn is the local soccerclub....

 in Lower Austria
Lower Austria
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.
From 1978 he taught business subjects at the Slovene language Technical School of Commerce in Gorizia
Gorizia
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, Italy
Italy
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Šavli became known in Slovenia in the mid 1980s, when he advanced the Venetic theory
Venetic theory
The Venetic theory is a widely diffused autochthonist theory of the origin of Slovenes which denies the Slavic settlement of the Eastern Alps in the 6th century, claiming that proto-Slovenes have inhabited the region since ancient times. Although it has been rejected by scholars, it has been an...

, together with the poet Matej Bor
Matej Bor
Matej Bor was the pen name of Vladimir Pavšič , who was a Slovene poet, translator, playwright, journalist and partisan.-Biography:...

. According to the theory, the Slovenes were not descended from the Slavs that settled the region in the 6th century
Slavic settlement of the Eastern Alps
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, but that they were descended from a proto-Slavic
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 speaking people known as the Veneti
Veneti
Veneti may refer to:*Veneti , an ancient Celtic tribe described by classical sources as living in what is now Brittany, France*Adriatic Veneti, an ancient historical people of northeastern Italy, who spoke an Indo-European language related to the Italic languages*Vistula Veneti, an ancient...

. The theory was rejected in academic circles, but nevertheless gained widespread popularity in Slovenia, as well as some interest abroad.

Already in the early 1980s, Šavli began to publish articles and essays that concerned in particular traditions of the Medieval state of Carantania. In his books, Šavli emphasized the political and cultural continuity between the proto-Slovene state of Carantania and the later Duchy of Carinthia
Duchy of Carinthia
The Duchy of Carinthia was a duchy located in southern Austria and parts of northern Slovenia. It was separated from the Duchy of Bavaria in 976, then the first newly created Imperial State beside the original German stem duchies....

. Šavli claims to have discovered the Black Panther
Black panther (symbol)
Black panther is a Carinthian historical symbol, which represents a stilized heraldic panther. As a heraldic symbol, it appeared on the coat of arms of the Carinthian Duke Herman II as well as of the Styrian Margrave Ottokar III...

 as the coat of Arms
Coat of arms
A coat of arms is a unique heraldic design on a shield or escutcheon or on a surcoat or tabard used to cover and protect armour and to identify the wearer. Thus the term is often stated as "coat-armour", because it was anciently displayed on the front of a coat of cloth...

 or symbol of Carantania. This discovery is
disputed by academic historians. Šavli lived and worked in Gorizia, where he died in March 2011.

In Slovene

  • Veneti: naši davni predniki ("Veneti: Our Ancient Forefathers", 1985), together with Matej Bor
    Matej Bor
    Matej Bor was the pen name of Vladimir Pavšič , who was a Slovene poet, translator, playwright, journalist and partisan.-Biography:...

     and Ivan Tomažič;
  • Slovenska država Karantanija ("The Slovene State of Carantania", 1990);
  • Slovenska znamenja ("Slovene Symbols", 1994);
  • Slovenija: podoba evropskega naroda ("Slovenia: the Image of a European Nation", 1995);
  • Etruščani in Veneti ("Etruscans and Veneti", 1995), together with Ivan Tomažič;
  • Slovenski svetniki ("Slovene Saints", 1999).

In English

  • Veneti : First Builders of European Community (1996);
  • Slovenia : Discovering a European Nation (2003).
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