Dimitrije Mitrinovic

Dimitrije "Mita" Mitrinović (21 October 1887 – 28 August 1953) was a Serbian philosopher, poet, revolutionary, mystic, theoretician of modern painting, and traveler. Born in Donji Poplat, Herzegovina, during the Austro-Hungarian occupation, he was educated at Mostar Gymnasium and later studied Philosophy at the University of Zagreb and art history under Heinrich Wölfflin at the University of Munich. Mitrinović was a leading ideologist of the Young Bosnia movement, which advocated for the independence of Bosnia and Herzegovina from Austria-Hungary and the creation of a united Yugoslavia. He was also a significant figure in the development of Pan-Europeanism and the Third Way, advocating for a utopian vision of a united Europe. His philosophical work spanned areas such as social theory, futurology, and critical theory. Mitrinović was influenced by thinkers such as Edmund Husserl, P. D. Ouspensky, G. I. Gurdjieff, Sigmund Freud, Carl Jung, and Alfred Adler. He was a regular contributor to the periodical *The New Age*, where his ideas on world affairs and future generations were published. He also edited *The New Atlantis* and co-edited *The New Albion*. Mitrinović's library, reflecting his wide-ranging interests in philosophy, politics, society, religions, and esoterica, has been preserved and partly donated to the Belgrade University Library and the University of Bradford. His writings, though scattered across various European periodicals, have been collected and studied, contributing to his legacy as a multifaceted thinker and influential figure of the 20th century.