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Djordje Popović-Daničar
Djordje "Djoko" Popović-Daničar (Bukovac, Novi Sad, Bukovac, Austrian Empire, 1 November 1832 - Belgrade, Kingdom of Serbia, 7 April 1914) was a Serbian journalist who as editor of Sedmica (Weekly), ''Srpski Dnevnik'' (Serbian Daily), ''Danica'' (Morningstar) and ''Napredak'' (Progress) established its reputation and founded a tradition of independent journalism. He is credited for being the first Serbian to translate the works of Miguel de Cervantes. in late 1888, he was a Serbian consul in Skoplje during the time of the Ottoman Empire. Biography The son of a jurist, Djordje Popović was educated at Belgrade Lyceum (precursor to ''Grandes écoles''and consequently the University of Belgrade). Upon graduation, abandoning the idea of being called to the bar, he began writing on politics, literature, and theatre in ''Srpski dnevnik'' (Serbian Daily), to which he contributed literary portraits under the pseudonym "Daničar," after the name of the paper he founded. The turning point ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Society Of Serbian Letters
Society of Serbian Letters (, DSS), founded in 19 November 1841 and confirmed by the seal and signature of Mihailo Obrenović, prince Mihailo Obrenović. Establishment The founders were Jovan Sterija Popović and Atanasije Nikolić. The first members, apart from them, were Dimitrije Isailović, Stefan Marković (politician), Stefan Marković, Jovan Stejić, Dimitrije Tirol, Dimitrije P. Tirol, Sima Milutinović Sarajlija and Isidor Stojanović and later Ignjat Vjekoslav Brlić. The task of the society was to spread the sciences in Serbian language and to improve the Serbian vernacular. The president of the Association by position was Minister of Education. Right at the beginning, the Society tried to solve the then still unresolved issue of spelling and adopted an alphabet of 35 letters. The work was interrupted in August 1842, due to riots in the country, and resumed only in August 1844. Since then, the Society has been working on the "Linguistic Dictionary" and school textbooks ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1914 Deaths
This year saw the beginning of what became known as the First World War, after Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, heir to the Austrian throne was Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, assassinated by Serbian nationalist Gavrilo Princip. It also saw the first airline to provide scheduled regular commercial passenger services with heavier-than-air aircraft, with the St. Petersburg–Tampa Airboat Line. Events January * January 1 – The St. Petersburg–Tampa Airboat Line in the United States starts services between St. Petersburg, Florida, St. Petersburg and Tampa, Florida, becoming the first airline to provide scheduled regular commercial passenger services with heavier-than-air aircraft, with Tony Jannus (the first federally-licensed pilot) conveying passengers in a Benoist XIV flying boat. Abram C. Pheil, mayor of St. Petersburg, is the first airline passenger, and over 3,000 people witness the first departure. * January 11 **The Sakurajima volcano in Japan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1832 Births
Events January–March * January 6 – Abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison founds the New-England Anti-Slavery Society. * January 13 – The Christmas Rebellion of slaves is brought to an end in Jamaica, after the island's white planters organize militias and the British Army sends companies of the 84th regiment to enforce martial law. More than 300 of the slave rebels will be publicly hanged for their part in the destruction. * February 6 – The Swan River Colony is renamed Western Australia. * February 9 – The Florida Legislative Council grants a city charter for Jacksonville, Florida. * February 12 ** Ecuador annexes the Galápagos Islands. ** A cholera epidemic in London claims at least 3,000 lives; the contagion spreads to France and North America later this year. * February 28 – Charles Darwin and the crew of arrive at South America for the first time. * March 24 – In Hiram, Ohio, a group of men beat, tar and feather Mormon leader Joseph Smith. Apr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Translators Of Miguel De Cervantes
Translation is the communication of the meaning of a source-language text by means of an equivalent target-language text. The English language draws a terminological distinction (which does not exist in every language) between ''translating'' (a written text) and ''interpreting'' (oral or signed communication between users of different languages); under this distinction, translation can begin only after the appearance of writing within a language community. A translator always risks inadvertently introducing source-language words, grammar, or syntax into the target-language rendering. On the other hand, such "spill-overs" have sometimes imported useful source-language calques and loanwords that have enriched target languages. Translators, including early translators of sacred texts, have helped shape the very languages into which they have translated. Because of the laboriousness of the translation process, since the 1940s efforts have been made, with varying degrees o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
