Jovan Marić (

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: 11 August 1941 – 11 November 2023) was a Serbian psychiatrist, author, Doctor of Medical Sciences and university professor at the

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in Belgrade. Marić lectured forensic psychiatry in

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in Belgrade, provided psychiatric expertise in court, and served as an

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to Nigeria from 2014 until 2016, when he was dismissed following the negative publicity from

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media. Marić died on 11 November 2023, at the age of 82.

Early life and education

Born in

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, Marić graduated from musical secondary school, his instrument of choice was

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, and he was also the town's chess champion. Upon graduating from the secondary school, Marić moved to Belgrade and finished the

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there, later pursuing his doctoral degree at that university.

References

External links

Jovan Marić
at Poznati.info
Marić's Interview
at the ''

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