Ivo Pilar

Ivo Pilar
Born(1874-06-19)19 June 1874
Died3 September 1933(1933-09-03) (aged 59)
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 (19 June 1874 – 3 September 1933) was a Croatian historian, politician, publicist and lawyer, considered the father of Croatian geopolitics. His book The South Slav Question is a seminal work on the South Slav geopolitical issues.