Ivo Lapenna

Ivo Lapenna (5 November 1909 – 15 December 1987) was a Dalmatian Italian law professor and Esperantist, born in Split in 1909.

Lapenna graduated in 1933 as Doctor of Law from the University of Zagreb.

[1] In 1942 Lapenna was involved in the Italian resistance for the duration of the Second World War and after the war became Professor of International Law and International Relations at Zagreb University until 1949.

[1] He then worked in London from 1951 at the School of Slavonic and East European Studies and taught subjects regarding Soviet Law at the University College London with fellow academics, Edward Johnson, Albert K. R. Kiralfi and William E.

[3] Lapenna was highly regarded as an orator in Esperanto, authored a number of books, and was the driving force behind the 1954 Montevideo Resolution in which UNESCO recognized Esperanto.