Dragotin Lončar

He was born in Selo near Lukovica pri Domžalah in Upper Carniola[1] and baptized Carl Lonzhar.

In Prague, he joined the circle of young Slovene left-wing intellectuals that became influenced by the political and social thought of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, which included figures such as Anton Dermota and Josip Ferfolja.

He later served as the director of the National Museum of Slovenia, and, from 1920, as head of the Slovene Society publishing house (Slovenska matica).

Before World War One, he joined the Yugoslav Social Democratic Party, where he belonged to its right wing led by Albin Prepeluh.

After the establishment of the royal dictatorship of King Alexander I of Yugoslavia, Lončar withdrew from politics, dedicating himself to his scholarly and editorial work.