Jovan Rajić ( sr-cyr, Јован Рајић; September 21, 1726 – December 22, 1801) was a Serbian writer, historian,

theologian Theology is the study of religious belief from a religious perspective, with a focus on the nature of divinity. It is taught as an academic discipline, typically in universities and seminaries. It occupies itself with the unique content of ...

, and

pedagogue Pedagogy (), most commonly understood as the approach to teaching, is the theory and practice of learning, and how this process influences, and is influenced by, the social, political, and psychological development of learners. Pedagogy, taken ...

, considered one of the greatest Serbian academics of the 18th century. He was one of the most notable representatives of Serbian

Baroque literature The Baroque ( , , ) is a Western style of architecture, music, dance, painting, sculpture, poetry, and other arts that flourished from the early 17th century until the 1750s. It followed Renaissance art and Mannerism and preceded the Rococo ( ...

along with

Zaharije Orfelin Zaharije Orfelin ( sr-Cyrl, Захаријe Орфелин; 1726 – 19 January 1785) was a Serbs, Serbian polymath who lived and worked in the Habsburg monarchy and Republic of Venice, Venice. Considered a Renaissance, Renaissance man, he is var ...

, Pavle Julinac,

Vasilije III Petrović-Njegoš Vasilije () is a South Slavic masculine given name, a variant of Greek given name '' Vassilios'' (" Basil"). It may refer to: * Vasilije, Serbian Patriarch (), Serbian cleric born Vasilije Jovanović-Brkić * Vasilije Calasan (born 1981), French r ...

, Simeon Končarević, Simeon Piščević, and others (although he worked in the first half of 18th century, as Baroque trends in Serbian literature emerged in the late 17th century). Rajić was the forerunner to modern Serbian historiography, and has been compared to the importance of Nikolay Karamzin to Russian historiography.

Notable works

*''Pesni različnina gospodskih prazniki'' (Vienna, 1790) *''Kant o vospominaniju smrti'',

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*''Boj zmaja s orlovi'', (''The Battle between Dragon and Eagles'')

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*''Istorija raznih slovenskih narodov, najpače Bolgar, Horvatov i Serbov'' (''The History of Various Slavic Peoples, especially of

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Croats The Croats (; , ) are a South Slavs, South Slavic ethnic group native to Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and other neighboring countries in Central Europe, Central and Southeastern Europe who share a common Croatian Cultural heritage, ancest ...

and

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''), the first systematic work on the history of Croats and Serbs, in four volumes *''Serbian Catechesis'' (''Katihisis mali'') *''Uroš V'' (reworked drama by Emanuel Kozačinski, his teacher)

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Life Overview (Serbian)

Јован Рајић - отац српске историје у огледалу историјске штампе
{{DEFAULTSORT:Rajic, Jovan 1726 births 1801 deaths 18th-century Serbian historians Eastern Orthodox writers Eastern Orthodox Christians from Serbia Eastern Orthodox theologians Habsburg Serbs Members of the Serbian Orthodox Church Kyiv-Mohyla Academy alumni People from Sremski Karlovci Serbian geographers Serbian male poets Serbian theologians 18th-century travelers

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