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Djordje Popović-Daničar
Djordje "Djoko" Popović-Daničar (Bukovac, Novi Sad, Bukovac, Austrian Empire, 1 November 1832 - Belgrade, Kingdom of Serbia, 7 April 1914) was a Serbian journalist who as editor of Sedmica (Weekly), ''Srpski Dnevnik'' (Serbian Daily), ''Danica'' (Morningstar) and ''Napredak'' (Progress) established its reputation and founded a tradition of independent journalism. He is credited for being the first Serbian to translate the works of Miguel de Cervantes. in late 1888, he was a Serbian consul in Skoplje during the time of the Ottoman Empire. Biography The son of a jurist, Djordje Popović was educated at Belgrade Lyceum (precursor to ''Grandes écoles''and consequently the University of Belgrade). Upon graduation, abandoning the idea of being called to the bar, he began writing on politics, literature, and theatre in ''Srpski dnevnik'' (Serbian Daily), to which he contributed literary portraits under the pseudonym "Daničar," after the name of the paper he founded. The turning point ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Society Of Serbian Letters
Society of Serbian Letters (, DSS), founded in 19 November 1841 and confirmed by the seal and signature of Mihailo Obrenović, prince Mihailo Obrenović. Establishment The founders were Jovan Sterija Popović and Atanasije Nikolić. The first members, apart from them, were Dimitrije Isailović, Stefan Marković (politician), Stefan Marković, Jovan Stejić, Dimitrije Tirol, Dimitrije P. Tirol, Sima Milutinović Sarajlija and Isidor Stojanović and later Ignjat Vjekoslav Brlić. The task of the society was to spread the sciences in Serbian language and to improve the Serbian vernacular. The president of the Association by position was Minister of Education. Right at the beginning, the Society tried to solve the then still unresolved issue of spelling and adopted an alphabet of 35 letters. The work was interrupted in August 1842, due to riots in the country, and resumed only in August 1844. Since then, the Society has been working on the "Linguistic Dictionary" and school textbooks ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
