Stojan Novaković
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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 13 November 1842 philologist, politician and diplomat |
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Stojan Novaković (
Noted intellectual, Stojan Novaković was the president of the
Scholarly career
Novaković was the first Serbian-educated scholar of the 19th century that obtained international renown. After finishing his secondary education in Belgrade (1860), he studied law and philosophy until 1863 at the
As a young scholar, he was founder and editor of the journal Vila (Fairy Lady) that was published from 1865 to 1868. In the early years of his scholarly engagement, Novaković translated into Serbian
He was strongly influenced by internationally renowned professors of Slavic philology and literature, in particular by
In 1865 Novaković was elected member of
The early works of Novaković were mainly on poetry and literature, including his own early poetry (Pevanija, 1862) and attracted minor interest, as did his early novels (Nesrećni andjelak, Kob, Lepa Nerećanka, Vampir, Kaludjer) written between 1862 and 1865. Novaković was the Serbian counterpart to the prominent Slavist scholars, philologists such as
A scholar of Renaissance knowledge and interest, Novaković was able to use sources published in a dozen Slavic languages, as well as the growing literature in French, English, and German. After learning Latin and Greek, Novaković, already established as a promising scholar in Slavic literature and linguistics, was able to use medieval sources for his extensive historical research on medieval Serbia and the Balkans.
His first major study on historic geography, published in 1877, covered the reign of
The comprehensive volume of medieval documents under the title Legal Documents of Serbian Medieval States (Zakonski spomenici srpskih država srednjeg veka), from 1912, still stands as the main source on the subject for medieval Serbia (Rascia),
His other studies, also based on primary sources and available literature in various languages, covered the modern period, prior and during the
Apart from scholarly work, Novaković published political analysis mostly under the pseudonym "Šarplaninac". These studies on contemporary politics, ethnographic questions, religious strife and national propaganda of various Balkan states, were published as a collection of papers under the title Balkan Questions (Balkanska pitanja) in 1906. In addition to political works, Novaković published several travelogues, on
Political career
Novaković became the Minister of Education and Religious Affairs in
Novaković eventually entered into Serbian diplomacy in 1885. He was sent as the Serbian envoy to
As President of State Council, 1892–1895, Novaković was a member of a foreign policy committee that was instrumental to the flourishing of Serbian schools in the
As the Prime Minister under King
Appointed anew as Serbian envoy to Constantinople (1897–1900), Novaković organized the first diplomatic action in order to protect Christian Serbs in the
He retired in 1905. Nevertheless, as the most senior of Serbian statesmen, Novaković was appointed Prime Minister of the all-party government (1908–1909) during the
After retirement in 1905, Novaković published a memoir in 1912 regarding the political situation in Serbia from 1883 to 1903, covering two decades of rule of the two last
More of a cabinet scholar than a political leader, Novaković remained famous for his vast knowledge on various sources, strict methodological approach, dispassionate analysis and patriotic interest in discovering unknown historical data on Serbian history.
Personal life
Novaković was born as Kosta Novaković but changed his first name to Stojan. One of his close friends and correspondents was sociology pioneer and jurist Valtazar Bogišić. He was married to Jelena Kujundžić, sister of Milan Kujundžić Aberdar.[20]
Legacy
He is included in The 100 most prominent Serbs list.[21] Novaković received a number of orders and decoration both in Serbia and abroad.
Historian Radovan Samardžić called him "a great polyhistor" and noticed Novaković's importance on the development of Serbian historiography and his influence on the work of dr Vladimir Ćorović.[22]
Selected works
Novaković authored more than 400 works and 50 books.[23]
- Srpska biblijografija za noviju književnost, 1741-1867, U Biogradu : Srpsko učeno društvo, 1869, XXIV+644 pp.
- Istorija srpske književnosti : pregled ugađan za školsku potrebu : s jednim litografisanim snimkom, Drugo sasvim prerađeno izdanje, Beograd : izdanje i štampa Državne štamparije, 1871, XII+332 pp.
- Kosovo : srpske narodne pjesme o boju na Kosovu : pokušaj da se sastave u cjelinu kao spjev, U Biogradu : u Državnoj štampariji, 1871, 40 pp.
- Primeri književnosti i jezika staroga i srpsko-slovenskoga, Beograd, Izdanje i štampa Državne štamparije, 1877, XXVII+593 pp.
- Zemljište radnje Nemanjine, U Beogradu : u Državnoj štampariji, 1877, 83 pp.
- Die serbischen Volkslieder über die Kosovo-Schlacht (1389): Eine kritische Studie 1879, pp. 413–462
- Heraldički običaji u Srba : u primeni i Književnosti, Beograd, Kraljevsko-srpska državna štamparija, 1884, 140 pp.
- Beleške o Đ. Daničiću : prilog k istoriji srpske književnosti, U Beogradu, u Kraljevsko-srpskoj Državnoj štampariji, 1885, 100 pp.
- Pronijari i baštinici : (spahije i čitluk-sahibije) : prilog k istoriji nepokretne imovine u Srbiji XIII-XIX veka : jedna glava iz prostranijeg dela "Narod i zemlja u staroj srpskoj državi", Beograd, Kraljevsko-srpska državna štamparija, 1887, 102 pp. (Glas, Srpska kraljevska akademija, vol. 1)
- Srpska Kraljevska Akademija i negovanje jezika srpskog : poslanica Akademiji nauka filosofskih, pročitana na svečanom skupu akademije, držanom 10 septembra 1888 u slavu stogodišnjice Vuka Stef.Karadžića, Beograd, Kraljevsko-srpska državna štamparija, 1888, 87 pp. (Glas, Srpska Kraljevska Akademija, vol. 10)
- Manastir Banjska : zadužbina Kralja Milutina u srpskoj istoriji, Beograd, Državna štamparija Kraljevine Srbije, 1892, 55 pp. (Glas, Srpska Kraljevska Akademija, vol. 32)
- S Morave na Vardar : 1886, Beograd, Kraljevska srpska državna štamparija, 1892, 76 pp.
- Srpska gramatika, 1. celokupno izd., Beograd, izdanje i štampa Državne štamparije, 1894, XXII+512 pp.
- Stara srpska vojska : istorijske skice iz dela "Narod i zemlja u staroj srpskoj državi", Beograd, Kraljevsko-srpska državna štamparija, 1893, 207 pp.
- Strumska oblast u XIV veku i car Stefan Dušan, Beograd, Kralj.-srp. državna štamparija,1893, 49 pp. (Glas, Srpska kraljevska akademija, vol. 36)
- Zakonik Stefana Dušana cara srpskog : 1349 i 1354, Beograd, Državna štamparija, 1898, CLIII+ 312 pp. (Izdanje Zadužbine Ilije M. Kolarca; vol. 91)
- Srpska knjiga : njeni prodavci i čitaoci u XIX veku, Beograd : Državna štamparija Kraljevine Srbije, 1900, IV+118 pp.
- Ustanak na dahije 1804 : ocena izvora, karakter ustanka, vojevanje 1804 : s kartom Beogradskog pašaluka, Beograd, Zadužbina Ilije M. Kolarca,1904, VIII+208 pp.(Izdanje Zadužbine Ilije M. Kolarca; vol. 103)
- Vaskrs države srpske : političko-istorijska studija o prvom srpskom ustanku 1804-1813, 2. popunjeno i popravljeno izd. Beograd, Srpska književna zadruga, 1904, 252 pp.
- Dva dana u Skoplju : 14-15-16 jul 1905, Beograd, Državna štamparija Kraljevine Srbije, 1905, 58 pp.
- Tursko carstvo pred Srpski ustanak : 1780-1804, Beograd: Srpska književna zadruga, 1906, VIII, 429 pp.
- Balkanska pitanja i manje istorijsko-političke beleške o Balkanskom poluostrvu : 1886-1905, Beograd, Izdanje Zadužbine I. M. Kolarca,1906, VIII+ 559 pp.
- Katolička crkva u Srbiji : Pisma vladike J. J.Štrosmajera iz 1881-1885, Beograd, "Dositej Obradović" – Štamparija Ace M. Stanojevića, 1907, 55 pp.
- Ustavno pitanje i zakoni Karađorđeva vremena : studija o postanju i razviću vrhovne i središnje vlasti u Srbiji 1805.-1811. Stojana Novakovića, Beograd, Nova štamparija "Davidović", 1907 IV+131 pp.
- Jovan Sterijin Popović : 1806-1856 :književno-istorijska studija Stojana Novakovića, Beograd, Državna štamparija Kraljevine Srbije, 1907, 121 pp.
- Matije Vlastara Sintagmat : azbučni zbornik vizantijskih crkvenih i državnih zakona i pravila : slovenski prevod vremena Dušanova, Beograd, Državna štamparija Kraljevine Srbije, 1907, LXXXVII+621 pp. (Zbornik za istoriju, jezik i književnost srpskoga naroda. Prvo odeljenje, Spomenici na srpskom jeziku, knj. 4)
- Najnovija balkanska kriza i srpsko pitanje : beleške, razmišljanja, razgovori i politički članci iz 1908-1909, Beograd, Štamparija "Štampa" St. M. Ivković i Komp., 1910, 100 pp.
- Nemanjićske prestonice : Ras - Pauni - Nerodimlja, Beograd, Državna štamparija Kraljevine Srbije, 1911, 54 pp.
- Bibliografija Stojana Novakovića : 1858-1911, Beograd, Državna štamparija Kraljevine Srbije, 1911, 96 pp.
- Zakonski spomenici srpskih država srednjega veka, Knj. 5, Beograd, Srpska kraljevska akademija, 1912 XLII+912 pp. (Posebna izdanja, Srpska Kraljevska Akademija, vol. 37)
- Dvadeset godina ustavne politike u Srbiji : 1883-1903 : istorijsko-memoarske zapiske k tome vremenu i k postanju i praktikovanju Ustava od 1888 i 1901, Beograd, S. B. Cvijanović, 1912, 336 pp.
- Kaludjer i hajduk : pripovetka o poslednjim danima Srbije u XV veku, Beograd, Zadužbina I. M. Kolarca, 1913, 296 pp.
- Selo, Beograd, Srpska književna zadruga, 1965 243 pp. (Introduction and comments, Sima M. Ćirković)
- Prepiska Stojana Novakovića i Valtazara Bogišića (Correspondance entre Stojan Novaković et Valtazar Bogišić), B. M. Nedeljković (ed.), Beograd : Srpska akademija nauka i umetnosti,1968, IX + 264 pp.(Zbornik za istoriju, jezik i književnost srpskog naroda, Odeljenje 1, vol. 28)
- Istorija i tradicija : izabrani radovi, Beograd, Srpska književna zadruga, 1982 XX+478 pp. (comments by S.M. Ćirković)
- Stojan Novaković i Vladimir Karić, ed. M. Vojvodić, Beograd : Clio & Arhiv Srbije, 2003, 615 pp.
- Radovi memoarskog karaktera, Beograd, Zavod za udžbenike, 2007, XVI+500 pp. (Izabrana dela Stojana Novakovića; knj.7)
- Izabrana dela Stojana Novakovića (Selected Works of Stojan Novaković), Belgrade: Zavod za udžbenike 2001-2008, 16 vols.( Zemlje i narod u staroj srpskoj državi, Spisi iz istorijske geografije, Srbi i Turci, Tursko carstvo pred srpski ustanak, Vaskrs države srpske, Balkanska pitanja, Nacionalna pitanja i misao, vol I, Nacionalna pitanja i misao vol. II, Autobiografski spisi, Istorija srpske književnosti, Prvi osnovi slovenske književnosti, Stara srpska književnost vol. I, Stara srpska književnost vol. II, Primeri književnosti i jezika starog srpskoslovenskog, O narodnoj tradiciji i narodnoj književnosti, Srpska bibliografija).
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Further reading
- Spomenica Stojana Novakovića, Beograd, Srpska knjizevna zadruga 1921 (contributions by Pavle Popović, Stanoje Stanojević, Slobodan Jovanović, Ljubomir Protić, Jovan M. Jovanović)
- Dimitrije Djordjevic, “Stojan Novaković. Historian, Politician, Diplomat”, Historians and Nation Builders ‘ Central and South Eastern Europe, ed by Denis Deletant and Harry Hanak, Mc Millan Press, London 1988, pp. 11-69.
- Dimitrije Djordjević, “Stojan Novakovic”, Serbian Studies, North American Association for the Serbian Studies, Chicago, 1985–1986, pp 39–57.
- Stojanu Novakoviću u spomen, ed. A. Mitrović, Beograd, Srpska književna zadruga 1996 (contributions by Andrej Mitrović, Mihailo Vojvodič, Dušan T. Bataković, and others)
- R. Samardžić, “Stojan Novaković”, in: One Hundred Most Eminent Serbs, Belgrade, Princip 2004, pp. 287–294.
- Elena Yarovaya, Serbian Heraldry according to Stojan Novaković's Manuscript. On Russian-Serbian Academic Contacts in the Second Quarter of the XIX cent. Belgrade Studies. SPb., 2016. Pp. 233-344. (in Russian) ISBN 978-5-93572-694-2