Jovan Dragašević (Serbian Cyrillic: Јован Драгашевић; Požarevac, 16 February 1836 – Niš, 14 July 1915) was a Serbian military geographer, historian and writer.
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Native name | Serbian Cyrillic: Јован Драгашевић |
Born | Požarevac, Principality of Serbia | February 16, 1836
Died | July 14, 1915 Niš, Kingdom of Serbia | (aged 79)
Buried | 44°48′34″N 20°29′14″E / 44.80944°N 20.48722°E |
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Years of service | 1860–1888 |
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Commands | General Staff (Acting Chief) |
Battles/wars | Serbian–Ottoman Wars (1876–1878) |
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Spouse(s) | Mila Dragašević |
Children | 3 |
As Lieutenant Colonel of the Armed Forces of the Principality of Serbia, he was Acting Chief of the Serbian General Staff from 1877 to 1878, during the Serbian–Ottoman Wars (1876–1878). He was also lecturer at the Military Academy and the Higher School in Belgrade, as well as honorary member of the Serbian Royal Academy.[1][2]
References
edit- ^ Ivetić 2000, p. 13.
- ^ Radojčić 2011, p. 447.
Literature
edit- Ivetić, Velimir (2000). Načelnici generalštaba 1876—2000. Beograd: Novinsko-informativni centar VOJSКA.
- Radojčić, Stevan (2011). "Kosmometrija Jovana Dragaševića" (PDF). Zbornik radova konferencije "Razvoj astronomije kod Srba VI", Beograd, 22—26 April 2010 (ur. M. S. Dimitrijević) (10). Beograd: Publikacija Astronomskog društva "Ruđer Bošković": 439–450.