Dr. Franc Tiplič: lenarški zdravnik med fikcijo in zgodovino

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Category: 1.01 Original scientific paper Language: Original in Slovene (Abstract in Slovene and English, Summary in English) Key words: Tiplič, Slovenske gorice, Lenart, Kontrolor Škrobar, Alojz Kraigher, national political struggle Abstract: This piece presents the life and work of dr. France Tiplič, the first Slovenian doctor who served as a district doctor in Lenart from 1900 until his death in 1918. In his novel Kontrolor Škrobar, Tiplič's long-time friend and fellow inhabitant Alojz Kraigher describes the turbulent political life and the national struggle between Germans and nationally conscious Slovenians in Slovenske gorice and especially in Lenart on the eve of the First World War. He implemented real historical events into his novel; the names of literary characters bear names with a noticeable extra-literary reference behind which are real and recorded historical persons. Among others, the character of dr. Njivar was modelled after France Tiplič. The authors give a historiographical outline of the national frictions in Lenart and a description of the political activity of France Tiplič. What is more, they analysed the literary representation of events with historical facts, reinforced with archive materials, correspondence and existing scholarly literature.