Branko Švarc

Branko Švarc
Born 1894
Koprivnica, Austro-Hungarian Empire, (now Croatia)
Died 1972 (aged 78)
Koprivnica, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality Croat
Occupation Politician
Known for Mayor of Koprivnica
Spouse(s) Marija Brozović

Dr. Branko Švarc (1894–1972) was Croatian judge and Mayor of Koprivnica.

Švarc was born in Koprivnica to a Croatian Jewish family. His father was suits trader. Švarc was educated in Prague and Zagreb. He was an active member of the "Academics Club" and later a member of the numerous societies in Koprivnica. Švarc was married to Marija (née Brozović) Švarc, sister of a notable veterinary historian Leander Brozović. In 1932 he was elected as a Mayor of Koprivnica, position which he held until 1937. During World War II Švarc joined the Partisans. In Varaždin Švarc held the position of a judge. Švarc died in 1972 and is buried in a Jewish part of Koprivnica cemetery.[1][2][3][4]

References

  1. ↑ (in Croatian) Podravski zbornik: Krešimir Švarc: Židovi u kulturnom i društvenom životu Koprivnice 1929.- 1941.: broj 28: stranica 222-228: Koprivnica, 2002.
  2. ↑ (in Croatian) Podravski zbornik: Sjećanje na Branka Švarca: broj 30: stranica 201-229: Koprivnica, 2004.
  3. ↑ (in Croatian) Podravina: Mira Kolar: Grad Koprivnica i njegovi ljudi u vrijeme velike svjetske krize: Volumen 6: broj 140: stranica 201-229: Koprivnica, 2007.
  4. ↑ Ognjen Kraus (1998, p. 382)

Bibliography

  • Kraus, Ognjen (1998). Dva stoljeća povijesti i kulture Židova u Zagrebu i Hrvatskoj. Zagreb: Židovska općina Zagreb. ISBN 953-96836-2-9.
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