Dimitrije Ruvarac
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 a Serbian historian, Orthodox priest, academic and publisher. He is known for being one of the most active publishers of his time. 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. German historian Leopold von Ranke was among the scholars who influenced Dimitrije Ruvarac the most.