Draft:Panta Gavrilovic

Panta Gavrilović (Serbian Cyrillic: Панта Гавриловић; Ohrid, then Ottoman Empire, now North Macedonia, 1872 - Athens, Greece, 23 December 1926) was a Macedonian Serb diplomat and historian who was active in the Macedonian Struggle.

Biography

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Family background

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Panta Gavrilović was born in Ohrid, part of the Ottoman Empire in 1872 to the Naum Gavrolov (1841-1911) family. Panta's grandfather was Serbian Orthodox priest Anastas Gavrilov, who along with Naum were prominent figures in the defence of Serbian interests in Macedonia. Later, Naum Gavrilov lived in Constantinople, where he supported the Serbian cause. In 1892, he became the owner (mutevelia) of the newly-founded Serbian High School of Constantinople.[1] Panta had a brother Dimitrije Gavrilović who taught at a high school.[2]

Eduation and Career

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Panta Gavrilović studied in Belgrade and abroad on a government scholarship in Constantinople. Upon graduating he obtained employment in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and by 1899, he was in the Diplomatic service in Constantinople. After that he worked in the consulate in Thessaloniki, was vice consul in [[Bitola, chargé d'affaires in Constantinople and consul general in Skopje (1911-1912)[3]and Thessaloniki. Before the Balkan Wars, he worked as a chargé d'affaires in Athens, and the First World War found him as the diplomatic representative of Serbia in Durrës and was in charge of the direct connection of the Serbian government with Esad Pasha Toptani and his government[4]. After the outbreak of the First World War, he worked as an emissary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs at the Supreme Command. After the end of the war, he became the assistant minister of foreign affairs, and then he was sent as an ambassador to Cairo. He had a notable role in the negotiations regarding the recognition and restoration of the Serbian Patriarchate. He also participated in the Peace Conference in the delegation of the Kingdom of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs. After that, he retired and was appointed head of the Yugoslav bureau at the reparations commission in Wiesbaden. Gavrilović returned to Belgrade in 1922, was reactivated and became an assistant to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, then he was briefly Minister to the Court in 1924, and in 1925 he was appointed a deputy in Athens.

Gavrilović died on 23 December 1926 in Athens.

References

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  1. ^ name="Новаков 298">cite book | title = Средње српске школе у Османском царству (1878 – 1912). Докторска дисертација | last = Новаков | first = Александра Ж | authorlink = | coauthors = | editor = | editor-link = | year = 2014 | edition = | publisher = Универзитет у Новом Саду. Филозофски факултет. Одсек за историју | location = Нови Сад | isbn = | doi = | pages = 298 | url = https://www.cris.uns.ac.rs/DownloadFileServlet/Disertacija141933383574835.pdf?controlNumber=(BISIS)92622&fileName=141933383574835.pdf&id=3142&licenseAccepted=true | accessdate = | quote = | lang-hide = | lang = sr
  2. ^ name="Новаков 299">cite book | title = Средње српске школе у Османском царству (1878 – 1912). Докторска дисертација | last = Новаков | first = Александра Ж | authorlink = | coauthors = | editor = | editor-link = | year = 2014 | edition = | publisher = Универзитет у Новом Саду. Филозофски факултет. Одсек за историју | location = Нови Сад | isbn = | doi = | pages = 299 | url = https://www.cris.uns.ac.rs/DownloadFileServlet/Disertacija141933383574835.pdf?controlNumber=(BISIS)92622&fileName=141933383574835.pdf&id=3142&licenseAccepted=true | accessdate = | quote = | lang-hide = | lang = sr
  3. ^ https://www.google.ca/books/edition/Ambassadors_and_Consuls_of_The_Ottoman_E/Eg5DEAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=Panta+Gavrilovic&pg=PA120&printsec=frontcover
  4. ^ https://www.google.ca/books/edition/Italy_s_Balkan_Strategies_19th_20th_Cent/laSxDwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=Panta+Gavrilovic&pg=PA168&printsec=frontcover