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Jovan Divjak

Bosnian general
Person Human Q716049
Jovan Divjak
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Facts

18 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[13]
Date of birth
March 11, 1937
Date of death
April 8, 2021
Place of birth
Belgrade
Place of death
Sarajevo
Country of citizenship
Yugoslavia[8]
Occupation
writer, military personnel, military officer
Field of work
military service[9]
Award received
Victor Gollancz Prize, Legion of Honour, Wikidata item[10][11][12]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Croatian, Bosnian[20][21]
Family name
Divjak[18]
Given name
Jovan[19]
Military branch
Yugoslav Ground Forces[14]
Military, police or special rank
brigadier general, general[15][16]
Name in native language
Јован Дивјак[22]
Participated in conflict
War in Bosnia and Herzegovina[17]
Start of work period
1959[23]
🏷️ Also known as
en Jovan Divjak ar يوفان ديفياك de Onkel Jovo sv Divjak zh 喬萬·戴維克 zh 约万·迪夫亚克
🔖 Identifiers · 22
ISNI
0000000042133515
VIAF cluster ID
71630651
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n2004028307
GND ID
1279547081
BIBSYS ID
14012187
Babelio author ID
152578
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
14535638r
CANTIC ID
981060915857406706
FAST ID
1590208
Film.ru person ID
jovan-divjak
Freebase ID
/m/0ds0pg
HAND ID
AC53-2EF0-2E16-B074-8F0B
Show all 22 identifiers +10
IMDb ID
nm1268255
IdRef ID
077901754
JRC Names ID
1411319
Kinobox person ID
523650
LibraryThing author ID
divjakjovan
NL CR AUT ID
js2013787863
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810648677905606
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX5576291
Obálky knih ID
js2013787863
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJrwWbJQWQKtqhk9QRHKVC

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Occupation 3
writer, military officer, military personnel
Languages spoken, written or signed 2
Croatian, Bosnian
Military, police or special rank 2
general, brigadier general
Award received 1
Legion of Honour
Country of citizenship 1
Yugoslavia
Field of work 1
military service
Given name 1
Jovan
Instance of 1
human
Military branch 1
Yugoslav Ground Forces
Participated in conflict 1
War in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Place of birth 1
Belgrade
Place of death 1
Sarajevo
Sex or gender 1
male
← Cast member 1
Venuto al mondo
← FactGrid item ID 1
Krasnosilske
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Summary

Jovan Divjak was born on March 11, 1937[1], in Belgrade[2]. He died on April 8, 2021[3], in Sarajevo[4]. He worked as a writer[5], military personnel[6], and military officer[7].

FAQs

Where was Jovan Divjak born?

Jovan Divjak's place of birth was Belgrade[2].

Where did Jovan Divjak die?

Jovan Divjak died in Sarajevo[4].

What did Jovan Divjak do for work?

Jovan Divjak worked as a writer[5], military personnel[6], and military officer[7].

What awards did Jovan Divjak receive?

Honors received include Victor Gollancz Prize[10], Legion of Honour[11], and Q105178229[12].

Related Entities

Belgrade Sarajevo Yugoslavia

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . NATO. nato.int. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . icip.gencat.cat. icip.gencat.cat. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [1] ↑ . Babelio. wikidata.org.
  16. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #65763: add GND as source to unsourced or imported places and occupations"
  2. 13w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    HAND ID → AC53-2EF0-2E16-B074-8F0B
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #46470: HAND ID (9)"
  3. 24w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → writer, military personnel, military officer
    "Added reference: Military, police or special rank: general"
  4. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → writer, military personnel, military officer
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #32149: import P21 and P106 from GND (33)"
  5. 26w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → human
    Field of work → military service
    Award received → Victor Gollancz Prize, Legion of Honour, Wikidata item
    Languages spoken, written or signed → Croatian, Bosnian
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: CANTIC ID: 981060915857406706, batch #257590"
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