9 2 ) ▁was ▁a ▁notable ▁Sloven ian ▁literary ▁critic , ▁ess ay ist , ▁and ▁politician . ▁From ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁to ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁he ▁was ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Sloven ian ▁Parliament . ▁From ▁ 1 9 5 2 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁was ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Sloven ian ▁Academy ▁of ▁Sciences ▁and ▁Arts , ▁and ▁from ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁Research ▁Centre ▁of ▁the ▁Academy . ▁ ▁Life ▁He ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁L jub lj ana , ▁in ▁a ▁progress ive ▁middle - class ▁family . ▁Jos ip ▁had ▁an ▁older ▁brother , ▁Milan ▁Vid mar , ▁a ▁notable ▁engineer , ▁ch ess ▁player ▁and ▁writer . ▁Their ▁sister ▁Meta ▁Vid mar ▁studied ▁with ▁the ▁famous ▁Mary ▁W ig man ▁in ▁Dresden ▁and ▁upon ▁returning ▁to ▁L jub lj ana ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 0 ▁established ▁the ▁first ▁school ▁of ▁modern ▁dance ▁in ▁Sloven ia . ▁ ▁Anti - y ug oslav ization ▁writ ings ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁when ▁in ▁the ▁ex - A ust rian ▁L itt oral , ▁that ▁has ▁been ▁given ▁by ▁Great ▁Britain ▁to ▁Italy , ▁a ▁great ▁part ▁of ▁Sloven es ▁were ▁subject ed ▁to ▁violent ▁F asc ist ▁Italian ization , ▁Vid mar ▁was ▁also ▁against ▁the ▁Ser bian ▁attempts ▁of ▁Y ug oslav ization ▁of ▁Sloven es ▁living ▁in ▁the ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁Y ug oslav ia . ▁He ▁rose ▁to ▁prom in ence