Ilija Antonovic
Ilija Antonović | |
|---|---|
Илија Антоновић | |
| Born | April 3, 1843 |
| Died | July 26, 1915 (aged 72) |
| Occupation(s) | merchant and philanthropist |
Ilija Antonović (
Serbian Cyrillic: Илија Антоновић; 3 May 1843 – 26 July 1915) was a Serbian merchant and a great benefactor of the University of Belgrade
and other charities.
Biography
Ilija Antonović was born in 1843 in Melnik, near the border of Ottoman Serbia (now North Macedonia), to Anton and Lascarina. He studied in a Greek school. He worked for his relative Anastas Zach, and later opened his own iron business and became rich. He left all his wealth to University of Belgrade and the Belgrade Trade Youth (Beogradske Trgovačke Omladine).[1][2][3]
Coming to
dinars in memory of his deceased brother.[4][3] He was a regular subscriber and supporter of the periodical Svetlosti, an organ of the Society of Light (Društvo Svetlost) based in Belgrade and Nikšić (in modern Montenegro).[5]
References
- ^ Serbian Biographical Dictionary, Volume 1, p. 22. (PDF), archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-09-16, retrieved 2014-01-09
- ^ Kostić, Миливо је; Ольга Латинчић; Гордана Гордић (1994). Assumption of Belgrade I, Proverbs and tributes of merchants, businessmen and bankers in Belgrade in the XIX and XX centuries. Београд. pp. 97, 182, 187, 188.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ a b Spomenica Beograske Trgovačke Omladine 1880-1930, Belgrade, 1931, page 64
- ^ Vesnik srpske crkve, p. 286, at Google Books
- ^ Svetlost, p. 116, at Google Books