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| Евжен Дероко / Evžen Deroko | |
 Eugen Derocco in Sušak, 1928 | |
| Born | 19 August [O.S. 7 August] 1860 Belgrade, Serbia |
| Died | May 18, 1944(1944-05-18) (aged 83) Belgrade, Yugoslavia |
| Relatives | Aleksandar Deroko (son) |
Eugen Derocco (Serbian: Евжен Дероко, romanized: Evžen Deroko, 19 August [O.S. 7 August] 1860 - 18 May 1944) was a Serbian and Yugoslavian railway administrator. He is best known as the father of Serbian and Yugoslavian philately and author of numerous philatelistic books and papers. He was and remains the greatest authority on thе Serbian pre-World War I postage stamps.
Biography
Eguen Derocco was born on 19 August [O.S. 7 August] 1860 in Belgrade, the capital of the Principality of Serbia, where he spent most of his life. His father, an art teacher, originated from Dubrovnik. He finished elementary school graduated from gymnasium in 1878. Then, he enrolled the Department of Science and Mathematics of the Faculty of Philosophy in Belgrade. In 1883, he was given a state scholarship by the Ministry of Construction for studying at the Austrian State Railways. Later the same year, the Society for the Construction and Exploitation of Serbian Railways (Society) gave his scholarship for studying at the Belgian Railways. After graduating in Belgium, he returned to Belgrade in 1884.
Railways career
After returning from Belgium, Derocco was given a job at the Society as a railway inspector. After the Serbian Railways were nationalized in 1889, Derocco continued to work for the railways. He gradually progressed in his career, and on 31 October 1913, he became head of the transport department of the Railways. After the World War I and the creation of Yugoslavia in 1918, Derocco worked with the Ministry of Transportation. On 6 November 1920, he was named deputy director of the State Railways, a position he held until his retirement on 2 October 1924. Deroocco participated in many international conferences and negotiations regarding railways.
Philately
References
- ^ Petrović, Al. J. (1 May 1950). "Евжен Дероко". Filatelista. II (5): 139–142.
- B92. "Srpske železnice slave 131 godinu postojanja". B92.net (in Serbian). Retrieved 2024-12-29.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Stanojević, St. (1921). Народна енциклопедија српско-хрватско-словеначка (in Serbo-Croatian). Vol. I. Zagreb: Bibliografski zavod. p. 582.