Historical FigureMale
Ljudevit Pivko
1880 – 1937
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryLjudevit Pivko was a Slovenian teacher, writer, panslavist and World War I military officer. In September 1917 he escaped with his unit over the Italian lines to join Italian Army ranks and then continued in a fight against Austria-Hungary. After the establishment of the State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs Pivko became one of the most commemorated Slovenian war veterans of World War I.
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
August 17, 1880
Nova Vas pri Markovcih
Date of death
March 29, 1937
Maribor
Citizenship
Kingdom of Yugoslavia · Cisleithania · Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
Occupations & fields
teacherpolitician
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