Darko F. Ribnikar

Davorin "Darko" F. Ribnikar (16 May 1878 – 31 August 1914)[1] was the editor-in-chief of the Serbian newspaper Politika.

Darko F. Ribnikar
Darko Ribnikar
Born	Davorin Ribnikar 16 May 1878 Svilajnac, Principality of Serbia
Died	31 August 1914 (aged 36) Bela Crkva, Kingdom of Serbia
Resting place	Saint Georgije Serbian Orthodox Church, Bela Crkva
Occupation	Journalist, editor
Nationality	Serbian
Relatives	Vladislav F. Ribnikar (brother)

Darko was the youngest son of the renowned Slovene physician from Carniola, Franc Ribnikar and brother of Vladislav Ribnikar. He was educated in Svilajnac and Belgrade. He graduated in law in Germany (Berlin and Jena). After the death of his father, in 1905, he returned to Belgrade to assist his brother Vladislav with Politika. He was editor in chief for the newspaper but also served as special correspondent in Romania during the Peasant revolt of 1907 and during the Friedjung process in Vienna in 1909.

As a reserve officer of the Serbian army he participated in both Balkan Wars. He was killed in action by an enemy shell in the beginning of Austro-Hungarian invasion on Serbia in World War I, on August 31, 1914.

References

1. Andrejka, Rudolf: Ribnikar, Franc (1840–1905). Slovenska biografija. Slovenska akademija znanosti in umetnosti, Znanstvenoraziskovalni center SAZU, 2013. http://www.slovenska-biografija.si/oseba/sbi506141/#slovenski-biografski-leksikon (29. julij 2015). Izvirna objava v: Slovenski biografski leksikon: 9. zv. Raab - Schmid. Alfonz Gspan et al. Ljubljana, Slovenska akademija znanosti in umetnosti, 1960. (in Slovene)