Jovan Rajić | |
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Born | September 21, 1726 Sremski Karlovci, Slavonian Military Frontier, Habsburg monarchy |
Died | December 22, 1801 Kovilj |
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Nationality | Serb |
Literary movement | Baroque |
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]
Rajić was the forerunner to modern Serbian historiography, [2] and has been compared to the importance of Nikolay Karamzin to Russian historiography. [3]
Jovan Rajić | |
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Born | September 21, 1726 Sremski Karlovci, Slavonian Military Frontier, Habsburg monarchy |
Died | December 22, 1801 Kovilj |
Occupation |
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Nationality | Serb |
Literary movement | Baroque |
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]
Rajić was the forerunner to modern Serbian historiography, [2] and has been compared to the importance of Nikolay Karamzin to Russian historiography. [3]