Avdo Karabegović Hasanbegov (1878–1900) was a Bosnian poet. He was the cousin of the poet S. Avdo Karabegović, who adopted the letter '' S.'' as his first initial, which stood for ''Srbin'' (

Serb The Serbs ( sr-Cyr, Срби, Srbi, ) are a South Slavic ethnic group native to Southeastern Europe who share a common Serbian ancestry, culture, history, and language. They primarily live in Serbia, Kosovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia ...

), partly to distinguish himself from his cousin. Karabegović secretly taught Hasanbegov the

Latin alphabet The Latin alphabet, also known as the Roman alphabet, is the collection of letters originally used by the Ancient Rome, ancient Romans to write the Latin language. Largely unaltered except several letters splitting—i.e. from , and from � ...

against the wishes of Hasanbegov's father, who had forbidden him from receiving a

Western education Western education is the form of education that mainly originated in or is characteristic of the Western world. History Ancient era Medieval era Modern era Pre-contemporary history outside of the West The introduction of Western ...

. After Hasanbegov began publishing in pro-Serb periodicals in the Latin alphabet, his home was attacked by a mob. Hasanbegov died in 1900. Writing about Hasanbegov in 1902, the writer and literary critic

Svetozar Ćorović Svetozar Ćorović (29 May 1875 – 17 April 1919) was a Serbian novelist from Bosnia and Herzegovina.

remarked: "Many hated him precisely because he called himself a Serb and because he, against all their advice, did not want to reject that name. He hated them for the same reasons."

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