Josip Vidmar

Josip Vidmar (October 14, 1895 – April 11, 1992) was a notable Slovenian literary critic, essayist, and politician. From 1944 to 1946 he was speaker of the Slovenian People's Liberation Council (Slovenian Parliament). From 1952 to 1976 was president of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts, and from 1950 to 1964 he was the head of the academy's Institute of Literatures.

Josip Vidmar
Josip Vidmar in the 1920s
President of Slovenia
In office
3 October 1943  30 January 1953
Prime MinisterBoris Kidrič
Miha Marinko
Preceded byPosition Established
Succeeded byFerdo Kozak
Personal details
Born14 October 1895
Ljubljana, Duchy of Carniola, Austria-Hungary
Died11 April 1992 (aged 96)
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Political partyLeague of Communists
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