WRITER

Jovan Rajić

1726 - 1801

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Jovan Rajić (Serbian Cyrillic: Јован Рајић; September 21, 1726 – December 22, 1801) was a Serbian writer, historian, theologian, and pedagogue, considered one of the greatest Serbian academics of the 18th century. He was one of the most notable representatives of Serbian Baroque literature along with Zaharije Orfelin, Pavle Julinac, Vasilije III Petrović-Njegoš, Simeon Končarević, Simeon Piščević, and others (although he worked in the first half of 18th century, as Baroque trends in Serbian literature emerged in the late 17th century). Rajić was the forerunner to modern Serbian historiography, and has been compared to the importance of Nikolay Karamzin to Russian historiography. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jovan Rajić is the 4,193rd most popular writer (up from 4,538th in 2019), the 226th most popular biography from Serbia (up from 237th in 2019) and the 22nd most popular Serbian Writer.

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Among writers, Jovan Rajić ranks 4,193 out of 7,302. Before him are Johann Georg von Hahn, David Bergelson, Daniel-Rops, Daniel Boulanger, Christopher Priest, and Sofi Oksanen. After him are Theodore Roszak, Grigore Vieru, François Cavanna, William Davenant, Jean-Jacques Servan-Schreiber, and Alexander Lernet-Holenia.

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Among people born in 1726, Jovan Rajić ranks 19. Before him are Princess Louise of Denmark, Gabriel François Doyen, Princess Wilhelmina of Hesse-Kassel, Charles Burney, Katsukawa Shunshō, and Eggert Ólafsson. After him are Vasily Chichagov, Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe, Thomas Pennant, Alexander Kokorinov, Benjamin Harrison V, and George Wythe. Among people deceased in 1801, Jovan Rajić ranks 29. Before him are Ignacy Krasicki, Nikolai Vasilyeich Repnin, Antoine de Rivarol, Princess Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Philippsthal, Johann Gottfried Köhler, and Ralph Abercromby. After him are Félix María de Samaniego, Sir George Staunton, 1st Baronet, and Frederick Muhlenberg.

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In Serbia

Among people born in Serbia, Jovan Rajić ranks 226 out of 661. Before him are Vladimir Jugović (1969), Olja Ivanjicki (1931), Miroslav Đukić (1966), Dušan Kovačević (1948), Nikola Karabatić (1984), and Darko Kovačević (1973). After him are Sefer Halilović (1952), Neda Arnerić (1953), Dušan Marković (1906), Tihomir Ognjanov (1927), Marijan Beneš (1951), and Szilárd Bogdánffy (1911).

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Among WRITERS In Serbia

Among writers born in Serbia, Jovan Rajić ranks 22. Before him are Aleksandar Tišma (1924), Borisav Stanković (1876), Mika Antić (1932), Milovan Glišić (1847), Jovan Sterija Popović (1806), and Dušan Kovačević (1948). After him are Prvoslav Vujcic (1960), Svetlana Velmar-Janković (1933), Mira Alečković (1924), Dejan Ajdačić (1959), Zoran Stefanović (1969), and Téa Obreht (1985).

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