Dimitrije "Mita" Ruvarac | |
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Born | Dimitrije Ruvarac October 25, 1842 |
Died | December 16, 1931 | (aged 89)
Nationality | Serbian |
Other names | Mita |
Occupation(s) | historian, publisher and priest |
Known for | one of the most active publishers of his time |
Dimitrije "Mita" Ruvarac (Serbian: Димитрије Руварац; Stari Banovci, Austria Hungary October 25, 1842 — Sremski Karlovci, Kingdom of Yugoslavia December 16, 1931) was Serbian historian, Orthodox priest, academic[1] and publisher.[2] He is known for being one of the most active publishers of his time.[3] Ruvarac's family immigrated to Syrmia in Austria-Hungary, today in Serbia, from the region between Bihać and Cazin, nowadays Bosnia and Herzegovina, then Ottoman Empire.[4] German historian Leopold von Ranke was among the scholars who influenced Dimitrije Ruvarac the most.[citation needed]