Aristotel Petrović
Bosnian politician (1881–1920)
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Aristotel Petrović (Serbian Cyrillic: Аристотел Петровић; 1881–1920) was a Bosnian politician who served as the 6th mayor of Sarajevo from 1918 to 1920. He was Sarajevo's mayor first post-World War I and in the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes.
Aristotel Petrović Аристотел Петровић | |
|---|---|
| 6th Mayor of Sarajevo | |
| In office 2 December 1918 – November 1920 | |
| Preceded by | Fehim Čurčić |
| Succeeded by | Ljudevit Novat |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1881 |
| Died | 1920 (aged 38–39) |
Biography
Petrović was born to a family of Serb merchants in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. His father Petar Petrović was a Serb from Korçë, Albania who self-identified as ethnically Greek and gave his three sons (Aristotel, Diogen and Sokrat) Greek names.[1]
After the World War I ended in 1918, Petrović was elected mayor of Sarajevo on 2 December of that year,[2] and served until Ljudevit Novat was elected in the November 1920 elections, although he had attempted to resign in May 1920.[3]
Petrović was the city's first mayor in the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes.[4]