Background
Požar was born in Knin, where he finished elementary school.
Požar was born in Knin, where he finished elementary school.
He attended high school in Šibenik and went on to graduate from the Faculty of Electrical Engineering in Zagreb and became an electrical engineer
After graduation, he worked on a variety of managerial positions in power. In 1950, Požar began to teach part-time at Zagreb"s School of Electrical Engineering and in 1955 he gained his doctorate in technical sciences with his thesis on hydro power plants. He was also editor in chief of the country"s Technical Encyclopedias until his death.
Požar died in Zagreb at the age of 74.
The Croatian Government has named its Energy Institute after him in his honor. The Croatian Energy Association also has an eponymous Foundation.
Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts]
In 1961 he became a full-time professor at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and an associate member of the then Yugoslav Academy of Sciences and Arts four years later.