Ivan Šreter
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Ivan Šreter (1951–1991), a Croatian physician who was persecuted by Yugoslav authorities for using the Croatian language.[dubious – discuss] He was killed in 1991 by Serbs in the Croatian War of Independence.
1984
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In October 1984 Dr. Šreter examined as a specialist doctor at the Lipik Hospital a patient named Stevo Majstorovic and, when entering a medical finding in the medical record, entered the occupation Croatian term "umirovljeni časnik" (retired officer) instead of Serbian "penzionisani oficir" "retired officer" he sentenced to jail time in Communist Yugoslavia in 1987[1] for choosing to use the distinct Croatian umirovljeni časnik to refer to his patient as a retired officer, rather than using penzionisani oficir.[2] During the Croatian War of Independence he was taken captive by Serb troops and presumably killed, although his remains have not been found as of April 2008[update].[2]
Memory
In his honor the Croatian Linguistic Award since 2005 is named Dr. Ivan Šreter Award.
See also
References
- ^ Grčević, Mario (2002). Some remarks on recent lexical changes in the Croatian language (PDF). Lexical Norm and National Language. München: Verlag Otto Sagner. p. 151. ISBN 3-87690-823-X. Retrieved 10 May 2009.
- ^ a b "Nagrada "Dr. Ivan Šreter"" (PDF). Reumatizam (in Croatian). 54 (1). July 2007. Retrieved 18 January 2017.