Rastko Petrović
Serbian poet and writer (1898–1949) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rastko Petrović (1898–1949) was a Serbian poet and writer.[1]
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Rastko Petrović Растко Петровић | |
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Born | (1898-03-03)3 March 1898 Belgrade, Kingdom of Serbia |
Died | 15 August 1949(1949-08-15) (aged 51) Washington, D.C., United States |
Occupation | Poet, novelist, short story writer |
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After serving in the Serbian Army in World War I, he studied law in Paris and became a diplomat. Based at the Yugoslav embassy in Washington, D.C. during World War II, he remained in the United States after the war and died there in 1949. In 1986, after official recognition, his remains were brought to Belgrade.[1]