Vojislav Ilić Mlađi ( sr-cyr, Војислав Илић Млађи; 7 October 1877 – 22 May 1944) was a Serbian writer and poet.

Biography

He is often mistaken with the 19th-century Serbian poet

Vojislav Ilić Vojislav Ilić (Serbian Cyrillic: Војислав Илић; 14 April 1860 – 21 January 1894) was a Serbian poet, known for his finely chiseled verse. His poetry exemplifies a classic example of modern Serbian language and features the standar ...

to whom he was not related although for a time they lived near each other in the part of

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called Palilula. Due to their same name, surname and even the same middle initial and out of respect to the older Ilić, he added the title of ''Mlađi'' (the Younger) to his name.

Selected works

*''Noćna svirka'' *''Iz jedne šetnje'' *''Zvoni'' *''Sveti Sava'' *''Kako umire Dalmatinac'' *''Zavetna želja dr Rajsa'' *''Inscription on the Mausoleum at

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References

1877 births 1944 deaths Writers from Požarevac Serbian male writers Serbian male poets Serbian World War I poets Belgrade Higher School alumni University of Belgrade Faculty of Law alumni Burials at Belgrade New Cemetery Yugoslav writers {{Serbia-writer-stub