Ivo Pilar

Ivo Pilar
Born(1874-06-19)19 June 1874
Zagreb, Croatia-Slavonia, Austria-Hungary
Died3 September 1933(1933-09-03) (aged 59)
Zagreb, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Resting placeMirogoj cemetery, Zagreb, Croatia
NationalityCroatian
Alma materUniversity of Vienna
Paris Law Faculty
Known forFather of Croatian geopolitics;
founder of the Croat People's Union
Scientific career
FieldsHistory, geopolitics, law

Ivo Pilar[1] (19 June 1874 – 3 September 1933) was a Croatian historian, politician, publicist and lawyer,[2] considered the father of Croatian geopolitics. His book The South Slav Question is a seminal work on the South Slav geopolitical issues.

  1. ^ "Ivo Pilar Biography". Miroslav Krleža Institute of Lexicography. Retrieved 2021-01-16.
  2. ^ "Who was Ivo Pilar". Institute of Social Sciences. October 2009. Retrieved 2021-01-16.