Jovan Jovanović Zmaj
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Summary
Jovan Jovanović Zmaj was born on November 24, 1833[1], in Novi Sad[2]. He died on June 3, 1904[3], in Sremska Kamenica[4]. He worked as a poet[5], translator[6], physician[7], journalist[8], and children's writer[9]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (377 views/month, #7,248 of 1,000,298).[10]
Key Facts
- Place of birth: Novi Sad[11]
- Date of birth: December 3, 1833[12]
- Date of death: June 14, 1904[13], March 6, 1904[14]
- Country of citizenship: Austria–Hungary[15], Austrian Empire[16], Kingdom of Serbia[17]
- Occupation: writer[18], pediatrician[19]
- Field of work: puppetry[20], literature[21], poetry[22], translation into Serbian[23]
- Employer: Matica srpska[24], Tekelijanum[25]
- Member of: Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts[26], Serbian Learned Society[27], Society of Serbian Letters[28]
- Sex or gender: male[29]
- Movement: Romanticism[30]
- Commons category: Jovan Jovanović Zmaj[31]
- Academic degree: Doctor of Medicine[32]
- Family name: Jovanović[33]
- Given name: Jovan[34]
- Pseudonym: Zmaj[35]
- Topic's main category: Category:Jovan Jovanović Zmaj[36]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[37], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[38], Library of the World's Best Literature[39], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[40], National Encyclopedia of Uzbekistan[41]
- Languages spoken, written or signed: Serbian[42]
- Present in work: Kraljevina Srbija[43]
- Name in native language: Јован Јовановић Змај[44]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for Jovan Jovanović Zmaj include Jovan Jovanović Zmaj Gymnasium (Novi Sad)[45], a Gymnasium[46], in Serbia[47], founded in 1810[48] and Zmajeva prize[49], a literary award[50], in Serbia[51].
Why It Matters
Jovan Jovanović Zmaj has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[52] He is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[53]
Entities named for him include Jovan Jovanović Zmaj Gymnasium (Novi Sad)[45], a Gymnasium[46], in Serbia[47], founded in 1810[48] and Zmajeva prize[49], a literary award[50], in Serbia[51].
FAQs
Where was Jovan Jovanović Zmaj born?
Jovan Jovanović Zmaj's place of birth was Novi Sad[2].
Where did Jovan Jovanović Zmaj die?
Jovan Jovanović Zmaj died in Sremska Kamenica[4].
What did Jovan Jovanović Zmaj do for work?
Jovan Jovanović Zmaj worked as a poet[5], translator[6], physician[7], journalist[8], and children's writer[9].