Svetopolk Pivko | |
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| Born | 29 September 1910 |
| Died | 13 October 1987 (aged 77) |
| Nationality | Slovenian |
| Education | Czech Technical University in Prague, University of Belgrade and Saint Cyr Paris |
| Occupation(s) | Aeronautic and University professor |
| Years active | 1938–1987 |
Svetopolk Pivko (Serbian Cyrillic: Светополк Пивко; 29 September 1910 – 13 October 1987) was a professor and engineer at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and the Faculty of Mathematics in Belgrade, was a colonel of the Yugoslav Air Force deputy commander of JRV, the founder and the first director of the Aeronautical Technical Institute in Žarkovo. In 1961 he was elected a corresponding member of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts (SANU) and from 1976 he was a full member of the Academy.[1]