Vice or Vicko Adamović ( sr-Cyrl, Вицко Адамовић; 1838 – 9 January 1919) was a pedagogue and historian from

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. A native of Dubrovnik, Adamović studied natural science in

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. He researched the archives of Dubrovnik and wrote many monographs about Župa, Gruž and Rijeka Dubrovačka. Vicko was a contributing writer in journals ''Slovinac'', ''Bratstvo'', ''Dubrovnik'', and ''Srđ'' as well as Italian publications. In 1889 he founded the Provincial School Museum in Dubrovnik. Adamović was among the leaders of the

Serb-Catholic movement in Dubrovnik The Serb-Catholic movement in Dubrovnik ( sh-Cyrl-Latn, separator=" / ", Дубровачки србокатолички покрет, Dubrovački srbokatolički pokret) was a cultural and political movement of people from Dubrovnik who, while Cath ...

. He is best known for his comprehensive thesis on earthquakes in which he systematically studied earthquakes from Dubrovnik's past. Vicko is the father of Lujo Adamović (1864–1935), a well-known Serbian botanist.

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* 1838 births 1919 deaths 19th-century Serbian historians Historians from Austria-Hungary Writers from Dubrovnik Serb-Catholic movement in Dubrovnik {{Serbia-historian-stub