Name Darko Ribnikar Role Correspondent | Died 1914 | |
Siblings Vladislav F. Ribnikar, Slobodan Ribnikar | ||
Davorin "Darko" F. Ribnikar (May 16. (3.) 1878 in Svilajnac, Serbia — August 31, 1914 in Bela Crkva, Krupanj/Podrinje, Serbia) was the editor in chief of the Serbian newspaper Politika.
Darko was the youngest son of the renowned Slovene physician from Carniola, Franc Ribnikar and brother of Vladislav Ribnikar. He was educated in Svilajnac and Belgrade. He graduated in law in Germany (Berlin and Jena). After the death of his father, in 1905, he came back to Belgrade to assist his brother Vladislav with Politika. He was editor in chief for the newspaper but also served as special correspondent in Romania during the Peasant revolt of 1907 and during the Friedjung process in Vienna in 1909.
As a reserve officer of Serbian army he participated in both Balkan Wars. He was killed in action by an enemy shell in the beginning of Austro-Hungarian invasion on Serbia in World War I, on the August 31, 1914.