Svetozar KOLJEVIĆ
Literary critic and historian; translator;
(b. Banja Luka, 9 September 1930 – d. Novi Sad, 29 May 2016) 

University professor: Faculty of Philosophy, University of Sarajevo, full professor (1971); Faculty of Philosophy, University of Novi Sad (1992 – 1995)

Membership of SASA: Department of Language and Literature: external member from 12 December 1985; corresponding member from 1 December 1992; full member from 23 October 1997; vice-president of the SASA Branch in Novi Sad (2003‒2015); member of the Board of Directors of Branko Ćopić Endowment (1994‒); president of the Board of Directors of Branko Ćopić Endowment (2002‒); member of the Publishing Commission and the Commission for Cultural and Artistic Events and Scientific Forum of the SASA Branch in Novi Sad

Accession speech: About Hamlet. Glas/SANU. Department of Language and Literature. 385:17 (1998)1–15. Delivered on 1 October 1998

Biography and bibliography: God. / SANU 100 (1994) 409–429; Marija Jovancai Bibliografija radova akademika Svetozara Koljevića / Ogranak SANU u Novom Sadu, 2009.

Awards and recognitions: 6th April Award of the City of Sarajevo (1969) for the book Humor i mit [Humor and Myth] (1968); Svjetlost Publishing House award – Sarajevo (1979) for the book Putevi reči [The Paths of Words](1978); BIGZ Award for the best translation published by BIGZ(1986‒1987) Salman Rushdie Midnight Children [Deca ponoći (1986, 1987) ‒ translated in cooperation with Zoran Mutić); lifetime achievement award of the Association of Writers of Vojvodina  (2002); recognition of achievement ‘Literary Wreath of Kozara’ for overall contribution to the Serbian literature and culture, Prijedor (2005); Vuk’s Prize for an outstanding contribution  to the development of culture in Republika Srpska and overall Serbian cultural region, Belgrade (2006); Laza Kostić Award for essay writing and literary science (2006) for the book  Vječna zublja [Eternal Fire], Novi Sad (2005); ‘Đorđe Jovanović’ Award for essay and critic (2008) for the book Vavilonski izazovi [Babylon Challenges], Belgrade (2007); Order of the Merit to the people with silver star (1967); Order of Labour with golden wreath (1985)

Photograph: SANU F-570