Born: Trsic, near Loznica, Turkish Empire; October 29 (or November 6, new calendar), 1787
Died: Vienna, Austria, 1864
One of the most important figures in Serbian cultural history. He has worked on collecting and popularizing folk epics, lyrics, proverbs, and short-stories; ethnographic studies; lexicography; language reform; and particularly writing system reform.
All comments to: sipkadan@hum.amu.edu.pl (Danko Sipka)