7 kolovoza, 2026
How did Antun Lucic, born in Split, Croatia, in 1855, make a historic contribution to the American Oil/Energy Enterprise?
Antun Lučić, later known as Anthony Francis Lucas, was born in Split on September 9, 1855. His father, Stjepan Lučić, was a prosperous shipbuilder from the island of Lesina. Both father and son were descendants of Dalmatian nobility, and Antun remained proud of his heritage after moving to America in 1879. At the age of 20, Antun completed his mechanical engineering education at the Polytechnic Institute in Graz. In 1879, he visited his uncle in Saginaw, Michigan, and began working at a sawmill, where he improved the design of a gang saw. In 1883, he began working in the gold,
