{{Short description|Slovenian doctor and writer (1961–2026)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2026}} {{Infobox writer | name = Alojz Ihan | image = Alojz Ihan 2022.png | caption = Ihan in 2022 | birth_date = {{birth date|1961|07|23|df=y}} | birth_place = Ljubljana, PR Slovenia, FPR Yugoslavia (now Slovenia) | death_date = {{death date and age|2026|03|10|1961|07|23|df=y}} | death_place = | occupation = Doctor, microbiologist, immunologist, poet and writer | language = Slovene | spouse = | children = | genre = | movement = | notableworks = Srebrnik, Južno dekle, Državljanski eseji | awards = {{Awards|Prešeren Foundation Award|1987|for Srebrnik}}{{Awards|Jenko Award|1996|for Južno dekle}}{{Awards|Rožanc Award|2013|for Državljanski eseji}} | influences = | influenced = | website = | footnotes = }}
'''Alojz Ihan''' (23 July 1961 – 10 March 2026) was a Slovenian doctor who was a specialist in medical microbiology and immunology. Beside his medical profession he was also a poet, writer, essayist and editor.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.imi.si/ihan/ihan |title=University of Ljubljana Medical Faculty, Institute for Microbiology and Immunology |access-date=2 February 2012 |archive-date=1 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201202412/http://www.imi.si/ihan/ihan |url-status=live }}</ref>
==Life and career== Ihan was born in Ljubljana on 23 July 1961, and studied at the Medical Faculty at the University of Ljubljana. He worked at the university's Institute for Microbiology and Immunology. He is also known for his poetry and regularly published essays and opinions in Slovene newspapers and journals.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.drustvo-dsp.si/si/pisatelji/217/detail.html |title=Slovene Writers' Association site |language=sl |work=Slovene writers' portal |publisher=DSP Slovene Writers' Association |access-date=2 February 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120129094019/http://www.drustvo-dsp.si/si/pisatelji/217/detail.html |archive-date=29 January 2012 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> He received the Prešeren Foundation Award for his poetry collection ''Srebrnik'' (Silver Coin) in 1987<ref>[http://www.mk.gov.si/fileadmin/mk.gov.si/pageuploads/Ministrstvo/Podrocja/Preseren/dosedanji_nagrajenci/3_Nagrade_Presernovega_sklada_1962-2012.pdf Slovenian Ministry of Culture, complete list of Prešeren Foundation Awards recipients]{{dead link|date=July 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> and in 1996 won the Jenko Award for his poetry collection ''Južno dekle'' (Southern Girl).<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://lic.ned.univie.ac.at/en/node/20253 |title=University of Vienna site, Literatur im Kontext |access-date=2 February 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121127225139/https://lic.ned.univie.ac.at/en/node/20253 |archive-date=27 November 2012 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> In 2013, he won the prestigious Rožanc Award for his book Civic Essays (''Državljanski eseji'').<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.rtvslo.si/kultura/knjige/rozanceva-nagrada-alojzu-ihanu-za-drzavljanske-eseje/318026|title=Multimedia Center of the Slovenian Public Broadcast |access-date=18 September 2013 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> The book however received a mixed reception, with some critics denouncing its populist tone and weak arguments.<ref>Luka Lisjak Gabrijelčič, "Anatomija neke dekadence - Državljanski eseji Alojza Ihana". In Razpotja No. 14 (2013), pp. 77–80</ref>
Ihan died on 10 March 2026, at the age of 64.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://reporter.si/clanek/slovenija/umrl-je-zdravnik-profesor-in-publicist-alojz-ihan-1885357|title=Umrl je zdravnik, profesor in publicist Alojz Ihan|language=sl |trans-title=Doctor, Professor, and Publicist Alojz Ihan Has Passed Away |accessdate=10 March 2026|date=10 March 2026|format= |work=Reporter}}</ref>
==Poetry== *''Srebrnik'' (Silver Coin), 1985 *''Igralci pokra'' (Poker Players), 1989 *''Pesmi'' (Poems), 1989 *''Ritem'' (Rhythm), 1993 *''Južno dekle'' (Southern Girl), 1995 *''Salsa'' (Salsa), 2003
==Novels== *''Hiša'' (House), 1997 *''Romanje za dva … in psa'' (Pilgrimage for Two ... and a Dog), 1998 *''Hvalnica rešnjemu telesu'' (Ode to the Most Holy Body), 2011 *"Slike z razstave" (Pictures at an Exhibition), 2013
==Collection of Essays== *''Platon pri zobozdravniku'' (Plato at the Dentist), 1997 *''Deset božjih zapovedi'' (Ten Holy Commandments), 2000 *"Državljanski eseji" (Civic Essays), 2012
==Popular science== *''Imunski sistem in odpornost : kako se ubranimo bolezni'' (The Immune System and Immunity : How to Avoid Falling Ill), 2000 *''Do odpornosti z glavo'' (To Immunity by Using Your Head ), 2003 *''Prebujanje : Psiha v iskanju izgubljenega Erosa - psihonevroimunologija'', 2014
==Scientific publications== *''Klinična uporaba analize limfocitnih populacij s pretočnim citometrom'' (The Clinical Use of Flow Cytometry Analysis in Lymphocyte Cultures), 1999
==References== {{Reflist|2}}
==External links== * {{IMDb name|13549086}}
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