The Doclean Academy of Sciences and Arts ( Montenegrin and Serbian: Dukljanska akademija nauka i umjetnosti, DANU / Дукљанска академија наука и уметности'', ''ДАНУ;

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. It is named after the medieval state of

Duklja Duklja ( sh-Cyrl, Дукља; el, Διόκλεια, Diokleia; la, Dioclea) was a medieval South Slavic state which roughly encompassed the territories of modern-day southeastern Montenegro, from the Bay of Kotor in the west to the Bojana Ri ...

, a historical predecessor to modern Montenegrin state. DANU is one of two established academies in the country, other being the

Montenegrin Academy of Sciences and Arts Montenegrin Academy of Sciences and Arts ( Montenegrin and Serbian: Црногорска академија наука и умјетности, ''Crnogorska akademija nauka i umjetnosti''; ЦАНУ, ''CANU'') is the most important scientific inst ...

(CANU). The academy was created in 1998 by scholars who considered CANU to be dominantly influenced by Serbian nationalism and essentially a branch of

SANU Sanu may refer to: *Sanu, Iran, village in the Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran *Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts (SANU), an academic institution in Serbia *Sudan African National Union, a political party in Sudan *South American native ungulate ...

, and wanted to establish an independent Montenegrin academy instead. DANU grants the following awards: * Saint Vladimir of Duklja Award – awarded biannually for lifetime achievement * Sclavorum Regnum Award – awarded for achievement in the sciences *Lesendro Award – awarded for achievement in Montenegrin literature * Njegoš Award – awarded for achievement within the Academy and in the promotion of Montenegrin sciences and arts In 2015 DANU reportedly merged into the Montenegrin Academy of Sciences and Arts.

Prominent members

Božo Nikolić Božo Nikolić (22 September 1946 – 17 November 2010) was a Montenegrin Croat sea captain and politician from Montenegro, and one of the founders of Croatian Civic Initiative. He was a member of Croatian Confraternity Bokelj Navy 809. Nikolić ...

, engineer * Zuvdija Hodžić, writer *

Radmila Vojvodić Radmila is a popular given female name in Serbia. It is derived from the Slavic words ''rada'' (the feminine of ''rade'' meaning "happiness") and ''mila'' ("sweet"). Nicknames Rada, Radka, Radushka, Radica, Lala, Mila, Mi Famous bearers *Radm ...

, playwright, director *

Dimitrije Popović Dimitrije Popović (born 4 March 1951) is an eminent Montenegrin and Croatian painter, sculptor, art critic and philosopher born in Cetinje, Montenegro. He attended elementary and high school in his hometown and graduated from the Academy of Fine ...

, painter *

Radovan Radonjić Radovan ( sr-cyr, Радован) is a Slavic male given name, derived from the passive adjective ''radovati'' ("rejoice"), itself from root ''rad-'' meaning "care, joy". It is found in Serbia, North Macedonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, M ...

, political scientist *

Šerbo Rastoder Prof. Šerbo Rastoder, PhD (; born 13 August 1956 in Radmanci, Berane, People's Republic of Montenegro, then a part of the SFR Yugoslavia) is a Montenegrin historian of Bosniak ethnicity. He is also an author, writing about the history of Montenegr ...

, historian *

Boško Odalović Boško (Cyrillic script: Бошко) is a Slavic male given name. It may refer to: * Boško Abramović (born 1951), Serbian chess grandmaster * Boško Anić (born 1968), retired Croatian footballer * Boško Antić (1944–2007), Bosnian Serb foot ...

, painter *

Rajko Todorović Todor Rajko ( sr-Cyrl, Рајко, ) is a masculine given name and may refer to: * Rajko Aleksić (born 1947), former Serbian football defender * Rajko Brežančić (born 1989), Serbian footballer * Rajko Ray Bogdanović (born 1979), Serbian engineer fo ...

, painter *

Mladen Lompar Mladen () is a South Slavic masculine given name, derived from the Slavic root ''mlad'' (, ), meaning "young". It is present in Bulgarian, Serbian, and Croatian society since the Middle Ages. Notable people with the name include: * Mladen (vojvo ...

, writer *

Sreten Asanović Sreten Asanović (22 February 1931 – 3 June 2016) was a Montenegrin author who established the short-story genre in that country. Asanović was born in Donji Kokoti, near Podgorica. He completed teacher-training school, focusing on preschool ed ...

, writer * Blagota Mitrić, jurist *

Nebojša Vučinić Nebojša Vučinić (born 17 October 1953) is a Montenegrin judge born in Cetinje, Montenegro, and was the judge of the European Court of Human Rights in respect of Montenegro until July 2018. Education He graduated from the High Grammar School ...

, attorney *

Miodrag Perović Miodrag "Miško" Perović (born in Belgrade) is a Montenegrin journalist, media publisher, university professor, political activist, and businessman. Most notable for starting various media outlets in Montenegro during the 1990s and 2000s such as ...

, sculptor *

Sreten Perović Sreten (Cyrillic script: Сретен) is a Serbian and Montenegrin masculine given name of Slavic origin. It may refer to: *Sreten Asanović (born 1931), writer *Sreten Jocić (born 1962), gangster *Sreten Lukić (born 1955), policeman * Sreten Mi ...

, writer * Vukić Pulević, biologist * Danilo Radojević, historian of literature * Branko Radojičić, geographer * Božidar Šekularac, historian * Vojislav Vulanović, writer *

Slobodan Backović Slobodan Backović (born September 3, 1946 in Nikšić, Montenegro) is a Montenegrin politician and nuclear physicist. He is a member of the Doclean Academy of Sciences and Arts and the Montenegrin Academy of Sciences and Arts. A former Minister ...

, physicist

Honorary members

Ion Diaconescu Ion Diaconescu (; 25 August 1917 – 11 October 2011) was a Romanian anti-Communist activist and politician. He was imprisoned as a political prisoner for seventeen years from 1947 to 1964 during Romania's Communist era. Diaconescu later bec ...

, political activist *

Giuseppe Parodi Domenichi di Parodi Giuseppe is the Italian form of the given name Joseph, from Latin Josephus, Iōsēphus from Ancient Greek Ἰωσήφ (Iōsḗph), from Hebrew יוסף. It is the most common name in Italy and is unique (97%) to it. The feminine form of the name ...

, archaeologist *

Stanislav Dovgiy Stanislav and variants may refer to: People * Stanislav (given name), a Slavic given name with many spelling variations (Stanislaus, Stanislas, Stanisław, etc.) Places * Stanislav, a coastal village in Kherson, Ukraine * Stanislaus County, C ...

, physicist and mathematician * Justo Jorge Padrón, poet and essayist *

Mateja Matevski Mateja Matevski (13 March 1929 – 6 June 2018) was a Macedonian poet, literary and theater critic, essayist, and translator. Career Matevski was born on 13 March 1929 in Istanbul, Turkey to an Albanian family of the Eastern Orthodox rite. His ...

, poet, critic and essayist *

František Lipka František Lipka (born 22 February 1946 in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia) is a Slovak diplomat, poet and translator, who contributed to the process of the creation of independent Montenegro. Life Lipka studied Slovak and the Serbo-Croatian langu ...

, diplomat, poet and translator

Former and deceased members

Vojislav Nikčević Vojislav Nikčević ( cyrl, Војислав Никчевић; 18 January 1935 – 2 July 2007) was a Montenegrin linguist. Life Nikčević was born in village near Nikšić, Kingdom of Yugoslavia, and was educated at the University of Zagre ...

* Mirko Kovač, writer * Obren Blagojević, (also member of CANU and

, Honorary President) *

Mihajlo Kuliš Mihajlo ( sr-cyr, Михајло) is the Serbian variant of the name ''Michael'', predominantly borne by ethnic Serbs. It is also spelled Mihailo (Михаило) and Mijailo (Мијаило). ;Science *Mihajlo Pupin, Serbian physicist *Mihajlo ...

, MD * Radoje Pajović, historian * Veselin Aga Simović, engineer *

Jevrem Brković Jevrem Brković (; 29 December 1933 – 24 January 2021) was a Montenegrin poet, writer, journalist, dissident and historian. Brković was one of the founders and member of Doclean Academy of Sciences and Arts (DANU), a parallel scholars' academy ...

, writer

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Doclean Academy Of Sciences And Arts Organizations established in 1999 Academy of Sciences and Arts Scientific organisations based in Montenegro 1999 establishments in Montenegro Montenegrin nationalism

Prominent members

Honorary members

Former and deceased members

See also

References

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