Jovan Rajić

Jovan Rajić (Serbian Cyrillic: Јован Рајић; September 21, 1726 – December 22, 1801) was a Serbian writer, historian, theologian, and pedagogue, considered one of the greatest Serbian academics of the 18th century.^[1] He was one of the most notable representatives of Serbian Baroque literature along with Zaharije Orfelin, Pavle Julinac, Vasilije III Petrović-Njegoš, 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).^{[citation needed]}

Jovan Rajić
Born	September 21, 1726 Sremski Karlovci, Slavonian Military Frontier, Habsburg monarchy
Died	December 22, 1801 Kovilj
Occupation	Poet Theologian Historian
Nationality	Serb
Alma mater	NaUKMA
Literary movement	Baroque

Jovan Rajić's The History of Various Slavic Peoples, especially of Bulgars, Croats and Serbs, Museum of Vuk and Dositej

Rajić was the forerunner to modern Serbian historiography,^[2] and has been compared to the importance of Nikolay Karamzin to Russian historiography.^[3]

Notable works

• Pesni različnina gospodskih prazniki (Vienna, 1790)
• Kant o vospominaniju smrti, cantata
• Boj zmaja s orlovi, (The Battle between Dragon and Eagles) epic poem
• Istorija raznih slovenskih narodov, najpače Bolgar, Horvatov i Serbov (The History of Various Slavic Peoples, especially of Bulgars, Croats and Serbs), the first systematic work on the history of Croats and Serbs, in four volumes^[4]
• Serbian Catechesis (Katihisis mali)
• Uroš V (reworked drama by Emanuel Kozačinski, his teacher)^[5]

See also

• Arkadije Pejić
• Marko Jelisejić
• Antonije Hadžić
• Joakim Vujić
• Dositej Obradović
• Stefan von Novaković
• Emanuel Kozačinski
• Visarion Pavlović
• Simeon Končarević
• Zaharije Orfelin
• Vikentije Jovanović
• Gerasim Zelić