Stojan NOVAKOVIĆ
Philologist, historian and politician
(b. Šabac, 1 November 1842 – d. Niš, 5 February 1915)

Belgrade Higher School professor; minister of education, minister of the Interior; member of the State Council and prime minister

Membership of Serbian Learned Society (SLS): Philosophical and Philological Sciences Division, full member from 14 November 186. – Secretary and treasurer from 1867 until 1873; Philosophical and Philological Sciences Division, secretary from 1878 until 1880

Membership of Serbian Royal Academy (SRA): Academy of Philosophical Sciences, full member from 5 April 1887 – Academy of Philosophical Sciences, secretary from 22 February 1892 until 22 February 1896; President of the Academy from 1 February 1906 until 4 February 1915;

Accession speech: Pronijari and baštinici (Spahije and čitluk-sahibije). Contribution to the History of Real Estate in the Serbia of 13th and 14th century. A chapter from a more extensive work ‘The People and Country in the Old Serbian State’. Printed in: SKA Glas 1 (1887) IV+1–102 + /1/. – Delivered on 20 September 1887 (SKA God. 1 (1887) 125–131).

Biography and bibliography: NE 3 (A. Belić, H. Radojčić, S. Jovanović). – Spomenica Šabačke gimnazije 1837–1937. Šabac 1938. Str. 135–144 (M. St. Novaković). – Ministri prosvete Srbije 1811–1918. Belgrade, 1994. Pp. 71–73. – BLGS 3 (1979) 340–341 (G. Hering). – ESI 540–542 (S. Ćirković). – LPJ 4, 754–757 (N. Đorđević, Ž. Boškov). – SKA God 24 (1911) 316–409. – PKJIF 24 (1958) 201–218 (R. Dimitrijević). – Bibliotekar 17 (1965) 283–297 (M. Živanović). – IČ 25–26 (1979) 351–372 (LJ. Nikić).

Obituary: Отчет’ о деятельности Отделения русского языка и словесности Академіи наукъ за 1915, 7–11 (Anonymous). – Savremenik 1–12 (1915) 126–130 (F. Šišić). – ВВр 21 (1915) 239–243 (П. Яковенко). – AČAVU 26 (1916) 92–109 (К. Jireček). – ASPh 36 (1916) 604–609 (F. Šišić, V. Jagić). – La Patrie serbe 4 (1917) 169–172 (E. Haumant). – LBAN 4 (1919) 114–121 (S. S. Bobčevь). – GNČ 34 (1921) 309–312 (J. M. ) – SKA God. 28 (1921) 106–108 (J. Žujović)

Photograph: SANU–F 251, 251/1–5g