Sava Petrović (professor)
Sava Petrović may refer to: * Sava Petrović (prince-bishop) (1702–1782), Metropolitan of Montenegro * Sava Petrović (botanist) (1839–1889), Serbian botanist and doctor of medicine * Sava Petrović (painter) Sava Petrović () (Jazvin, Banat, Austrian Empire, former Holy Roman Empire, 1788 – Timișoara, Austrian Empire, 9 June 1857) was a Serbian icon painter and portraitist. He was the father of international portraitist Pavel Petrović, the globe ...

Sava Petrović (prince-bishop)
Sava Petrović ( sr-cyr, Сава Петровић; 18 January 1702 – 9 March 1782) was the Metropolitan of Cetinje between 1735 and 1781, ruling what is known in historiography as the Prince-Bishopric of Montenegro; the polity in the hands of the Petrović-Njegoš dynasty. He succeeded his relative Danilo I as Metropolitan in 1735, having served as Danilo's coadjutor since the 1719, when he was consecrated by Serbian Patriarch Mojsije I. Sava was a lesser memorable figure in Montenegrin history, having served during a period of constant and bitter tribal rivalries and power struggles in tribal leadership. History In 1735 Sava officially became the Metropolitan (''vladika'', rendered as "prince-bishop") of Cetinje, succeeding Danilo I. He was a contemplative man and not as energetic as his predecessor, and sought to cultivate good relations with both Venice and Russia. That year, a new war broke out between Russia and the Ottoman Empire, with Austria on Russia's side. Trib ...
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Sava Petrović (botanist)
Sava Petrović (1839–1889) was a botanist and Doctor of Medicine. He is considered to be one of the most important Serbian botanists of the 19th century. Petrović was active in phyto-pharmacology, botany and medicine simultaneously, writing and publishing numerous scientific works. He is also remembered as a co-founder, like many of his peers, of the ''Srpsko lekarsko društvo'' (Serbian Medical Society) in 1872. Also the same year his book "Medicinal Herbs"was published. Biography Petrović was born in Šabac, then part of the Principality of Serbia, on 14 January 1839. There he completed grade school and started high school. After moving to Belgrade he finished gymnasium and received a bachelor degree at the science–mathematics faculty of the Lyceum of the Principality of Serbia, an equivalent to École normale supérieure. Professor Josif Pančić noticed him and tried to encourage him in every way possible. With Dr. Pančić's help, Petrović was awarded a state scholarsh ...
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