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Desanka Maksimović

1898 - 1993

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Desanka Maksimović (Serbian Cyrillic: Десанка Максимовић; 16 May 1898 – 11 February 1993) was a Serbian poet, writer and translator. Her first works were published in the literary journal Misao in 1920, while she was studying at the University of Belgrade. Within a few years, her poems appeared in the Serbian Literary Herald, Belgrade's most influential literary publication. In 1925, Maksimović earned a French Government scholarship for a year's study at the University of Paris. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Desanka Maksimović is the 2,012th most popular writer (down from 1,797th in 2019), the 118th most popular biography from Serbia (down from 107th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Serbian Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Desanka Maksimović ranks 2,012 out of 7,302. Before her are Bion of Smyrna, Joachim Neander, Anne Golon, Alciphron, Hirokazu Kanazawa, and Robert Chambers. After her are Yuan Zhen, Vishnu Sharma, Robert de Boron, Dora d'Istria, Audre Lorde, and Johann Nestroy.

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Among people born in 1898, Desanka Maksimović ranks 93. Before her are Salvatore Ferragamo, Fyodor Kuznetsov, Leon Štukelj, Hans Globke, Lotte Lenya, and Kang Sheng. After her are Oscar Homolka, Piero Sraffa, Karl Mauss, Elazar Shach, Ferenc Plattkó, and Ernst Wollweber. Among people deceased in 1993, Desanka Maksimović ranks 75. Before her are Thomas Watson Jr., Jimmy Doolittle, Pierre Bérégovoy, René Pleven, Myrna Loy, and Chris Hani. After her are Maurice Yaméogo, Ishirō Honda, Leon Ames, Dinmukhamed Kunaev, John Connally, and Luciano Leggio.

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In Serbia

Among people born in Serbia, Desanka Maksimović ranks 118 out of 661. Before her are Enki Bilal (1951), Momčilo Tapavica (1872), Ana Brnabić (1975), Milan Stojadinović (1888), Ivan Stephen of Bulgaria (1300), and Mirko Cvetković (1950). After her are Mutimir of Serbia (830), Svetozar Marković (1846), Jovan Jovanović Zmaj (1833), Prince Tomislav of Yugoslavia (1928), Dengizich (395), and Dejan Stanković (1978).

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Among WRITERS In Serbia

Among writers born in Serbia, Desanka Maksimović ranks 8. Before her are Milorad Pavić (1929), Danilo Kiš (1935), Dobrica Ćosić (1921), Branislav Nušić (1864), Radoje Domanović (1873), and Charles Simic (1938). After her are Jovan Jovanović Zmaj (1833), Vasko Popa (1922), Đura Jakšić (1832), Isidora Sekulić (1877), Laza Kostić (1841), and Laza Lazarević (1851).

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