Nikola Vulić ( sr-cyr, Никола Вулић); (Shkodër, Ottoman Empire, 27 November 1872 – Belgrade, Yugoslavia, 25 May 1945) was a

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n historian,

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, prominent

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, doctor of philosophy and professor at the

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Biography

Born in Scutari in 1872 during the period of Ottoman rule, he left for Serbia where he studied Latin,

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, Ancient Greek, and ancient history. He graduated from the

in history. For his post-graduate studies he went to the

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, where he received his doctorate. Upon his return to Belgrade, he was named professor at his '' alma mater''. During

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, Serbia's Minister of Education in-exile in Greece concluded that professors and teachers should be seconded from the army. Nikola Vulić was exempt from further serving in the army in 1917. In

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he taught Latin to both Serb and French students. He is remembered as the translator of

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in 1907–1908.Ković, Miloš, ''Srbi 1903-1914: Istorija ideja'', Clio, Belgrade, 2015., , p. 369.

References

* Translated and adapted from Serbian Wikipedia:

Nikola Vulić Nikola Vulić ( sr-cyr, Никола Вулић); (Shkodër, Ottoman Empire, 27 November 1872 – Belgrade, Yugoslavia, 25 May 1945) was a Serbian historian, classical philologist, prominent archaeologist, doctor of philosophy and professor at the ...

1872 births 1945 deaths 20th-century Serbian historians Classical philologists Serbian archaeologists Academic staff of the University of Belgrade Members of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts People from Shkodër Yugoslav archaeologists Serbian writers Serbs in Albania {{archaeologist-stub