Miloš Popović (physician)

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Dr. Miloš Popović Serbian: Милош Поповић, was born 14 February 1876 in Čajetina. He finished elementary school in Užice, lower secondary school in Smederevo, the fifth year of high school in Kragujevac and the mouth grades and graduation in Belgrade. He attended university from in 1895 to 1901 in Vienna.

1901 he founded the Society for the fight against alcoholism called the League of Sober youth, and in 1911 the Alliance Scouts and Climbers. He was the first editor of the Allies, Chief of the Ministry of Social Affairs and head of the Clinical Hospital in Belgrade. After World War II he became the president of the Red Cross of Yugoslavia.

Dr. Popović died 27 February 1954, 79 years old. He was buried in the New Cemetery in Belgrade.

Too many people devoted to alcohol, health problems and high death rate, especially among children and youth, prompted Dr. Popović on the idea of a movement against the dangerous and bad habit - alcoholism. While studying in Vienna he met with Swiss Professor Dr. Auguste Forel, who impressed him with his "Movement to combat alcoholism".

Upon his return to Serbia in 1901, together with Dr. John Danica (first Serbian neuropsychiatrist),as the leader, and Dr M. Miljkovic he founded a movement called the League of sober youth. In the spring of 1912 the League of sober youth counted 80 cells with 8,000 members across the country. At the head of the list of the most prominent sober members was His Majesty King Peter I, the great philanthropist and lifelong personal abstinent. Great help was also provided by Dr. Auguste Forel. Soon the movement received support from the Good Templars. The league adopted their organization (establishing lodges) and the rules of abstinence (complete abstinence). Anyone who joined the movement had to commit themselves to never take, make or give alcohol to anyone else ever. With the help of Good Templars they were able to published a series of translated and original books and booklets in which they pointed to the deleterious effects of alcohol, and infectious diseases, especially tuberculosis.

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