Vilim Herman | |
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Personal details | |
Born | 19 January 1949 Osijek, PR Croatia, FPR Yugoslavia |
Nationality | Croat |
Alma mater | University of Belgrade Faculty of Law |
Vilim Herman (born 19 January 1949) is prominent Croatian university professor at University of Osijek, attorney at law, politician and former representative in the Croatian Parliament.
Herman was born in Osijek to a Jewish family.[1] The first written records of his family date back to the 1832, when his Great-grandfather moved to Osijek from Warsaw, Poland. Herman Great-grandfather was a merchant who owned a trade business "S. Weiss & D. Herrmann" in Osijek district Donji grad. His father, Maks Herman, advised him to study law.[2]
In the 2nd assembly of Sabor, Herman was elected to fill a minority quota as a Jewish representative, on the Croatian Social Liberal Party (HSLS) electoral list.[3]
In the 4th assembly of Sabor, Herman was a member of the HSLS, and after that the Party of Liberal Democrats (LIBRA).[1] In the 5th assembly of Sabor, he was a member of LIBRA, then of HNS-LD, and since 2005 the Slavonia-Baranja Croatian Party.[4]