Ljubomil Tito Josip Franjo Babić, better known by his pen name Ksaver Šandor Gjalski, (also cited as Đalski, both pronounced [d͡ʑǎlskiː]; 26 October 1854 – 6 February 1935)[1] was a Croatian novelist and civil servant.

His father Tito was a feudal lord and lawyer who served as a representative in Sabor and was a strong supporter of the Croatian national revival.

His mother Helena was the daughter of Franjo Ksaver Šandor Gjalski, also a feudal lord and lawyer, from whom Ljubomil took his pen name in 1884.

[1] In 1880, he moved to Virovitica, where he met his future wife, Vilma Gönner, a teacher at the local girls' school.

[2] Between 1919 and 1920, he served as a member of the Provisional National Representation in the newly formed Kingdom of Yugoslavia in Belgrade, retiring at the end of 1920.