Bozhidar Lavrich ( Slovenian. Božidar Lavrič ; November 10, 1899 , Nova-Vas - November 15, 1961 , Ljubljana ) - Slovenian doctor and politician.
| Bozhidar Lavrich | |||||||
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| Slovene. Božidar Lavrič | |||||||
 Bozhidar Lavrich in 1937 | |||||||
| Date of Birth | November 10, 1899 | ||||||
| Place of Birth | Nova Vas, Austria-Hungary | ||||||
| Date of death | November 15, 1961 (62 years old) | ||||||
| A place of death | Ljubljana , SFRY | ||||||
| Citizenship |  Yugoslavia | ||||||
| Nationality |  Kingdom of Yugoslavia | ||||||
| Occupation | doctor, partisan (colonel of the UNA reserve) | ||||||
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Short Biography
Before the war, he was chairman of the Rotary Club in Ljubljana . Member of the Communist Party of Slovenia since 1941, then joined the partisan movement. He was arrested in 1942 and remained in prison until the end of the war. After the war, he became the personal physician of Josip Broz Tito . From 1956 to 1958 he was rector of the University of Ljubljana . From 1950 to his death, he was chief secretary of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts . In 1999, stamps depicting Bozidar Lavrich were issued.
Literature
- Nenad Bjeloš: Odlikovani Slovenci 1944-1950. v Vojnozgodovinski zbornik št. 9, str. 90-97. Logatec, 2002
- Maksimiljan Fras, Mariborski župan dr. Alojzij Juvan in njegov čas, Maribor, 2013. (COBISS)
Links
- Pošta Slovenija (Slovenian)