Dimitrije "Mita" Ruvarac (; Stari Banovci, Austria Hungary October 25, 1842 â Sremski Karlovci, Kingdom of Yugoslavia December 16, 1931) was a Serbian historian, Orthodox priest, academic and publisher. He is known for being one of the most active publishers of his time.
Ruvarac's family immigrated to Syrmia in Austria-Hungary, today in Serbia, from the region between BihaÃÂ and Cazin, nowadays Bosnia and Herzegovina, then Ottoman Empire.
German historian Leopold von Ranke was among the scholars who influenced Dimitrije Ruvarac the most.
He possessed a rich library with several hundred rare or unique books and documents. Ruvarac was corresponding with a number of notable academics, including Nikodim Milaà ¡.