Janko Orožen (pronounced [ˈjaːnkɔ ɔˈɾoːʒən]; 10 December 1891 – 30 September 1989)[1] was a Slovene historian and schoolteacher.

[1][2] He enrolled in law school in Prague in 1913,[2][3] but withdrew due to a lack of funds.

During the First World War he was called up to serve in the Austro-Hungarian army in 1915[3] and was captured on the Russian front.

[3] During the interwar period, Orožen wrote textbooks for history, geography, Russian, and Czech.

After the Second World War, he returned to Celje in 1946 and taught at a high school there until his retirement in 1954.