Milan Grol
Milan Grol | |
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Slobodan Jovanovic | |
Succeeded by | Božidar Purić |
Personal details | |
Born | Yugoslavia | 12 September 1876
Nationality | Serb |
Political party | Democratic Party (Yugoslavia) |
Spouse(s) | Ljubica Rakic, daughter of Dimitrije Mita Rakić (m.1898–1929), Nikolina Simović, daughter of Dušan Simović (m.1940–1952) |
Education | University of Belgrade |
Milan Grol (12 September 1876 – 3 December 1952) was a Serbian literary critic, historian and politician. He was also director of the National Theatre in Belgrade.
Biography
Milan Grol was born in
Grol remained director of the National Theatre until the outbreak of
Grol held various posts in the Yugoslav government-in-exile during World War II in London: Minister for Social Welfare and Public Health, from 27 March to January 1942; Minister of Transport, from 10 January 1942 to 26 June 1943; and Minister of Foreign Affairs, from 26 June to 10 August 1943.
In the first half of 1944, Serb politicians in the government-in-exile attempted to convince King Peter to appoint Grol to replace
Grol tried to re-publish the pre-war Democratic Party magazine called Demokratija, but was blocked by the Partisans. He was placed under house arrest in November 1945, and withdrew from public life after the introduction of
Works
- Theatre Reviews (Pozorišne kritike), Belgrade, 1931.
- From Pre-War Serbia (Iz predratne Srbije), Belgrade, 1939.
- From the Theatre of Pre-War Serbia (Iz pozorišta predratne Srbije), Belgrade, 1952.
Literature
- Enciklopedija Jugoslavije, part 4, 1986.
Notes
- ^ a b Topham 1995, p. 381.
- ^ Markham, Reuben (27 August 1945). "Why Dr. Grol Resigned". The Christian Science Monitor.
- ^ Tomasevich (1975), p. 310
- ^ Roberts (1973), pp. 312–316
- ^ Roberts (1973), p. 317
- ^ Tomasevich (2001), p. 232
- ^ Captives Sold, Tribunal Told, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette – 25 June 1946
References
- Roberts, Walter R. (1973). Tito, Mihailović and the Allies: 1941–1945. ISBN 978-0-8223-0773-0.
- ISBN 978-0-8047-0857-9.
- Tomasevich, Jozo (2001). War and Revolution in Yugoslavia, 1941–1945: Occupation and Collaboration. ISBN 978-0-8047-3615-2.
- Topham, Sean (1995). "Milan Grol". In Lane, A. Thomas (ed.). Biographical Dictionary of European Labor Leaders. ISBN 0-313-26456-2.