Comment: | Slobodan Jovanović (1869, Novi Sad–1958, London), son of the Serbian politician, political theorist, economist and journalist Vladimir Jovanović (1833–1922) and his wife Jelena, was one of Serbia's most prolific jurists, historians, sociologists, journalists and literary critics. In Serbia, he is universally regarded as one of the most influential political thinkers of the turn of the century. He was also a leader of the Serbian intelligentsia for nearly half a century. He held important public positions such as political attaché with the Serbian mission to Istanbul, professor at the University of Belgrade's Faculty of Law and later Rector of the University of Belgrade, President of the Serbian Cultural Club, full member and later President of the Serbian Royal Academy of Sciences, deputy Prime Minister and later Prime Minister in exile, where he stayed until his death, as he was prosecuted by the communist regime. Slobodan Jovanović was member of the 'Ujedinjenje' (unification) Masonic Lodge, which was formed in Belgrade in 1909. |
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