Dr. Teodor Sporn (Teodor Šporn)
Dr Teodor Sporn (Teodor Šporn)

Summary/Abstract: At the very end of the Second Austrian Administration (1814 – 1918), town commissioners were appointed to serve as mayors. Teodor Šporn was one of them and he was appointed twice. His first appointment was for the period 16 November 1912 – 26 March 1913, and the second one for the period 22 December 1917 – November 1918. His tenure was not long and, therefore, there were not many significant changes that he could introduce. However, the historical circumstances under which he served were significant and the end of his tenure marked the beginning of a new stage in the life of the city. Teodor Šporn was born in Škofja Loka in 1879 and died in Ljubljana in 1953. He graduated from grammar school in Sušak. He worked as an Austro-Hungarian civil servant in Zadar (1902), Split and Benkovac (1915). After the Great War, he served in the National Council of SCS as a councillor representing Slovenia and as an advisor to Deželna vlada za Slovenijo (Slovenian Public Government). As an advisor, he played a significant role in the Carinthian plebiscite. Teodor Šporn was a typical Austro-Hungarian bureaucrat. He served as a civil servant in cities around Dalmatia in the turbulent period of history marked by the Balkan Wars, the Great War and the dissolution of the Municipality. In light of all the events, town commissioner Teodor Šporn, together with all other Slovenians who actively participated in the Split life, left a significant mark in its history.

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