SIMA ĆIRKOVIĆ
Historian;
(b.Osijek, 29 January 1929 – d. Belgrade, 14 November 2009)

Professor, Faculty of Philosophy in Belgrade, full professor from 1968; retired in 1994

Membership of SASA: Department of Historical Sciences; corresponding member from 27 April 1972; full member from 7 May 1981 – deputy secretary of the Department of Historical Sciences from 2 March 1977 until 21 December 1977; secretary of Department from 21 December 1977 until 1 October 1979; general secretary of the Academy from 19 November 1981 until 14 November 1985; Presidency member from 14 November 1985 until 16 November 1989

Accession speech: Old Serbian Diplomacy – delivered on 24 March 1982

Biography, bibliography: Godišnjak/SANU. 79 (1975) 751-756; 84 (1978) 485-487; 90 (1984) 379-384; 97 (1991) 379-384; 105 (1999) 591-601.

Membership of SASA boards: Chilandar Board; Board for the Medieval History; Board for Reprint Editions, Old Slavonic Board; Interdepartmental Board for the 3rd Millennium; Interdepartmental Board for Kosovo; Board for the Study of Teaching Curriculum; Interdepartmental Board for Multidisciplinary Study of Monuments of Medieval Culture; Interdepartmental Board for Oriental Studies; Interacademy Board for Compilation of Historic-Geographic Dictionary and Atlas of Yugoslav Countries in the Middle Ages and the 16th Century

Awards and recognitions: The 7th July Award of SR Serbia, 1982; Prosveta Award, 1972; October Prize of the City of Belgrade 1987; Order of Labour with red star 1988; Prize of the City of Belgrade, 2006; Medal of Konstantin Jireček of the Southeast Europe Association, 2006.