In Belgrade, on this day, January 16, 1927, Jovan Cviji\u0107 died, a Serbian geographer and one of the greatest Serbian scientists, president of the Serbian Royal Academy (now the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts), professor and rector of the University of Belgrade, honorary doctor of the Sorbonne University and Charles University in Prague.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jovan Cviji\u0107 was born on October 12, 1865, in Loznica. He completed primary school and the beginning of secondary school in his hometown of Loznica, then briefly continued his education in \u0160abac, and later in Belgrade. After graduating from secondary school in Belgrade (1884), he was very determined to study medicine; however, as he could not obtain a scholarship for studies abroad, he enrolled in geography studies at the then Velika \u0161kola (Great School).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
During his studies, he was very active in conducting excursions, spoke several languages, and fully devoted himself to research already while studying. He published his first scientific paper, Contribution to Our Geographical Terminology, in his third year of studies in the journal Prosvetni glasnik (1887).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After graduating, in 1888 he began his career at the Second Belgrade Gymnasium, after which he enrolled in studies of physical geography and geology in Vienna, where he earned his doctorate in 1893 with the thesis Das Karstph\u00e4nomen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After defending his doctoral dissertation, he returned to Serbia and became a professor of geography and ethnography at the Velika \u0161kola in Belgrade. The following year, 1894, he founded the Geographical Institute at the Velika \u0161kola, which was dedicated to students particularly gifted in geography. During the same year, Jovan Cviji\u0107 launched the journal Pregled geografije. Already the next year, 1895, he became a member of the Serbian Royal Academy of Sciences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
During the following years, Cviji\u0107 continued to work and published a large number of significant scientific publications and books. He became a full professor of physical geography at the Czech University in Prague. He organized numerous seminars and countless excursions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In 1905, the Velika \u0161kola grew into a University, and Jovan Cviji\u0107 became a full professor at the University of Belgrade. He was elected rector of the University twice, in 1906 and 1919.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He was the founder of the Serbian Geographical Society (1910), the first of its kind in the Balkans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jovan Cviji\u0107 was one of the most prominent and versatile Serbian scientists and one of the most renowned geographers in the world. He appeared as a guest lecturer in Vienna, London, Paris, Malta, Marseille, Prague, America, Switzerland\u2026 He was the holder of numerous honorary doctorates from the most famous universities in the world. His research was based on direct contact with nature, as he himself liked to say, he \u201clearned geography with his feet.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Over more than 30 years of intensive scientific work, he published many significant works. One of the most important works is The Balkan Peninsula.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
HUMANITY IN ACTION: Students in the blockade of Subotica collected aid for 13 vulnerable families! (PHOTO)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cTESLA STILL SHAPES THE MODERN WORLD TODAY\u201d: Consul General Bozovic opened a conference in New York dedicated to the Serbian scientist! (PHOTO)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cTHEY ASKED ME TO SAY THAT I TESTIFIED FALSELY\u201d: Olgica has been enduring torture for months because she will be on the student list in Bajina Basta!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n BRUSSELS IGNORES THEIR DEMANDS: Truck drivers from Serbia and BiH announced a blockade of all border crossings with Schengen countries!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n HILANDAR TURNED WHITE: Snow delighted Serbian monks after almost a decade! (PHOTO)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n