Stojan Novaković
Serbian politician and historian (1842–1915) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Stojan Novaković (Serbian Cyrillic: Стојан Новаковић; 13 November 1842 – 18 February 1915) was a Serbian politician, historian, diplomat, writer, bibliographer, literary critic, literary historian,[1] and translator. He held the post of Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Serbia on two occasions, post of minister of education on three occasions, minister of interior on one occasion and leading the foremost liberal political party of that time in Serbia, the Progressive Party. He was also one of the most successful and skilled Serbian diplomats,[2] holding the post of envoy to Constantinople, Paris, Vienna and Saint Petersburg.
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Stojan Novaković Стојан Новаковић | |
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38th Prime Minister of Serbia | |
In office 1895–1896 | |
Monarch | Alexander I |
Preceded by | Nikola Hristić |
Succeeded by | Đorđe Simić |
In office February 1909 – October 1909 | |
Monarch | Peter I |
Preceded by | Petar Velimirović |
Succeeded by | Nikola Pašić |
Personal details | |
Born | Kosta Novaković (1842-11-13)13 November 1842 Šabac, Principality of Serbia |
Died | 18 February 1915(1915-02-18) (aged 72) Niš, Kingdom of Serbia |
Resting place | Belgrade New Cemetery |
Political party | Progressive Party |
Occupation | historian, philologist, politician and diplomat |
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Noted intellectual, Stojan Novaković was the president of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts, head of the National Library[3] the first president and a founding member of Serbian Literary Guild, Professor at the Belgrade's Grande école, member of Serbian, Yugoslav, French, Czech, Polish and Russian academies.[4] Stojan Novaković is considered one of the foremost Serbian historians of the nineteenth century and one of the founders of modern Serbian historiography.[5][6]