Ivan Šreter
Ivan Šreter, a Croatian physician who was persecuted by Yugoslav authorities for using the Croatian language. He was killed in 1991 by Serbs in the Croatian War of Independence.1984
In October 1984 Dr. Šreter examined as a specialist doctor at the Lipik Hospital a patient named Stevo Majstorovic and, when entering a medical finding in the medical record, entered the occupation Croatian term "umirovljeni časnik" instead of Serbian "penzionisani oficir" "retired officer" he sentenced to jail time in Communist Yugoslavia in 1987 for choosing to use the distinct Croatian umirovljeni časnik to refer to his patient as a retired officer, rather than using penzionisani oficir. During the Croatian War of Independence he was taken captive by Serb troops and presumably killed, although his remains have not been found.Memory
In his honor the Croatian Linguistic Award since 2005 is named Dr. Ivan Šreter Award.
