Ivo Krbek (23 August 1890 – 17 January 1966) was a

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, the

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, and the

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Life

Born in

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on 23 August 1890, Krbek graduated from the

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in 1912. After receiving a

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from the university several years later, Krbek began his lengthy tenure as a professor of administrative law at that institution, which lasted for more than fifty years. His time at the university was interrupted only once, by his two-year term as the 23rd

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from 1932 to 1934. On 17 October 1958, Krbek was honored by being inducted into the

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as a full member, a very distinguished position, particularly for an ethnic Croatian.

Sources

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