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Simić
Simić ( sr-Cyrl, Симић; ) is a Serbo-Croatian surname derived from the male given name Simo, found mainly among ethnic Serbs, but also Croats. It may refer to: * Aleksa Simić (1800–1872), three-time prime minister * Blagoje Simić (born 1960), Bosnian Serb war criminal * Dušan Simić (1938–2023), Serbian-American poet best known as Charles Simic * Goran Simić (born 1952), Bosnian poet * Goran Simić (1953–2008), Serbian singer * Jelena Simić (born 1992), Bosnian tennis player * Jovan Simić Bobovac (1775–1831), Serbian prince * Ljubiša Simić (born 1963), Serbian boxer * Marko Simić (born 1987), Serbian-born Montenegrin football player * Milorad Simić (born 1946), Bosnian-born Serbian linguist * Valentina Simić (born 1994), Serbian dancer, hula-hooper, poet and writer - creator of Panda Time * Vasilije Simić (1866–1931), Serbian lawyer, judge and attorney See also * Simović * Šimić Šimić () is a surname found mainly among the Croats, but someti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vasilije Simić
Vasilije Vasa Simić (22 July 1866 4 September 1931) was a Serbians, Serbian lawyer, judge and attorney. He studied law in Paris and Geneva. He was president of the Belgrade Town Court and royal prosecutor in the summary court in the proceedings following the "Ivandan assassination attempt" on King Milan in 1899. After the fall of the Obrenović dynasty in 1903, he was retired early from the position of judge of the Appellate Court in Belgrade and started his career as an attorney at law. During both of the Balkan Wars in 1912 and 1913 and World War I, 1914–1918, he was a reserve captain in the Supreme Command of the Serbian army and retreated with the army across Albania to the island of Corfu in 1916. He took part in the Battle of Kaymakchalan and the breach of the Salonika front. He was an expert at the Paris Peace Conference (1919-1920), Paris Peace Conference in 1919. He died in Belgrade at the age of 65. Biography Vasilije Simić was born on 22 July 1866, in Belgrade. Hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marko Simić
Marko Simić (, ; born 16 June 1987) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Latvian club Liepāja. Born in Obrenovac, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia (now Serbia), Marko Simić initially played in the youth categories of FK Partizan. Simić was a part of one of the best generations of BATE Borisov which made the group stages of the UEFA Champions League in 2011 and 2012. He made his debut for the Montenegro national team in 2013. Club career Spartak Varna In January 2007 Simić joined Bulgarian A PFG side Spartak Varna. He made his team début on 3 February in a 3–1 friendly win over Svetkavitsa, but he never played in competitive match for Spartak. One months later Simić joined North-East V AFG club Chernomorets Byala on loan and earned 6 appearances to the end of the season. Journeyman years In summer of 2007 he signed with Serbian League West side FK Radnički Kragujevac. After a loan spell with OFK Mladenovac during the second half of the season, he move ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goran Simić (poet)
Goran Simić (20 October 1952 – 29 September 2024) was a Bosnian Canadian poet recognized internationally for his works of poetry, essays, short stories, and theatre. Biography Simić was born in Vlasenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1952 and wrote eleven volumes of poetry, drama, and short fiction, including ''Sprinting from the Graveyard'' (Oxford, 1997). His work has been translated into nine languages and has been published and performed in several European countries. One of the most prominent writers of the former Yugoslavia, Simić was trapped in the Siege of Sarajevo. In 1995 he and his family were able to settle in Canada as the result of a Freedom to Write Award from PEN. ''Immigrant Blues'' was Simić's second full-length volume of poems in English, and the first to be published in Canada. This was followed by two books published in 2005: a poetry collection, ''From Sarajevo, With Sorrow''—which involves a retranslation of the earlier, bowdlerized versions found in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jovan Simić Bobovac
Jovan Simić Bobovac (17. August 177526 July 1832) was a Serbian politician, who began his career as '' knez'' during the Ottoman period, participated in the Serbian Revolution (1804–17), and served as the President of the Serbian Supreme Court. He was one of the closest collaborators of Prince Miloš Obrenović. Background He was born in 1775 in the village of Bobova (hence ''Bobovac''), in the "Simić Hamlet" (). The Simić brotherhood moved to Valjevo's Podgorina around the beginning of the 18th century from Polimlje area, Montenegro-Serbia border. On their way towards the Kingdom of Hungary with other refugees from Old Herzegovina and Old Montenegro, they stopped in Podgorina, at the foot of the Medvednik mountain (probably because the impassable hinterland provided security from the Ottomans). The hill beneath which the "Simić Hamlet" is still located today is called the "Simić peak" (). Early career It is known that he was a '' buljukbaša'' (hajduk commander) under the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aleksa Simić
Aleksa Simić ( Boljevci, March 18, 1800 – Belgrade, March 17, 1872) was a Serbian politician serving as Prime Minister on three terms and Government Minister on multiple terms. Biography Simić was a part of the ''Ustavobranioci'' group, known as the Defenders of the Constitution. Aleksa first came to the Principality of Serbia from Srem, then a Habsburg-occupied territory, in 1819. He was hired as a clerk in the office of Prince Miloš Obrenović. In 1835, Simić becomes the Minister of Finance, and in 1842 he served as Prince Miloš's diplomatic envoy in negotiations with the Ottomans at Constantinople. In 1843 he becomes the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Principality of Serbia. His older brother, Stojan Simić, was also a politician and a businessman. Both brothers owed to Miloš Obrenović their rise from humble beginnings to great wealth and power. His nephew was Đorđe Simić, who held the post of Prime Minister of Serbia. See also *List of prime ministers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blagoje Simić
Blagoje Simić (born 1 July 1960) is a Bosnian Serb former politician, member of the Serb War Presidency, sentenced by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) for war crimes during the Bosnian War. Born in Bosanski Šamac, then Yugoslavia, he completed medical school in Tuzla in 1984 and in that same year started to work as a physician at the Medical Centre in Bosanski Šamac. In 1991 he obtained his residency in the field of internal medicine, which he then changed to epidemiology due to the war necessities. He became a member of the Serbian Democratic Party (Bosnia and Herzegovina), Serbian Democratic Party (SDS) in the summer of 1990, and was the President of SDS Municipal Board in Bosanski Šamac from 1991 to 1995. He was heading the SDS list in the elections of 1990. He was the president of the Assembly of SAO Northern Bosnia from 4 November to 30 November 1991. He was vice-chairman of the Municipal Assembly from 1991 through 17 April 1992.''Simić ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dušan Simić
Dušan Simić ( sr-cyr, Душан Симић, ; May 9, 1938 – January 9, 2023), known as Charles Simic, was a Serbian American poet and poetry co-editor of ''The Paris Review''. He received the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1990 for ''The World Doesn't End'' and was a finalist of the Pulitzer Prize in 1986 for ''Selected Poems, 1963–1983'' and in 1987 for ''Unending Blues''. He was appointed the fifteenth United States Poet Laureate in 2007. Biography Early years Dušan Simić was born in Belgrade. In his early childhood, during World War II, he and his family were forced to evacuate their home several times to escape indiscriminate bombing of Belgrade. Growing up as a child in war-torn Europe shaped much of his worldview, Simic stated. In an interview from the '' Cortland Review'' he said, "Being one of the millions of displaced persons made an impression on me. In addition to my own little story of bad luck, I heard plenty of others. I'm still amazed by all the vileness an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jelena Simić
Jelena Simić (; born 19 February 1992) is a Bosnian former tennis player. To date, she has won five singles titles and eight doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit The ITF Women's World Tennis Tour, previously known as the ITF Women's Circuit, is a series of professional tennis tournaments run by the International Tennis Federation for female professional tennis players. History It serves as a developmenta .... On 1 August 2016, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 433. On 30 April 2018, she peaked at No. 426 in the doubles rankings. Playing for Bosnia and Herzegovina Fed Cup team, Simić has a win–loss record of 7–15. ITF Circuit finals Singles: 9 (5–4) Doubles: 17 (8–9) References External links * * * 1992 births Living people Sportspeople from Bijeljina Bosnia and Herzegovina female tennis players {{BosniaHerzegovina-tennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ljubiša Simić
Ljubiša Simić ( sr-cyr, Љубиша Симић; born 27 February 1963 in Smederevo, SR Serbia, then Yugoslavia) is a former boxer from Yugoslavia , common_name = Yugoslavia , life_span = 1918–19921941–1945: World War II in Yugoslavia#Axis invasion and dismemberment of Yugoslavia, Axis occupation , p1 = Kingdom of SerbiaSerbia , flag_p ..., who competed in two Summer Olympics for his native country: in 1984 and in 1988. In both occasions he had an early exit from the tournament. Simić became professional in 1993, and recorded thirteen wins (six knock-outs) and three losses. Amateur Highlights *1984 Summer Olympics represented Yugoslavia as a Bantamweight. His result was: **Lost to Pedro Nolasco (Dominican Republic) in the Round of 64 by decision, 0-5 *1985 European Amateur Champion at Bantamweight *1988 Summer Olympics represented Yugoslavia as a Featherweight. His results were: **1st round bye **Lost t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milorad Simić
Milorad Simić ( sr-cyr, Милорад Симић; born 5 June 1946) is a Serbian philologist, linguist, lexicographer and computer scientist. He was born in Obadi (Bosnia and Herzegovina) and finished gymnasium in Srebrenica, College of Pedagogy in Šabac, and Faculty of Philology and magister studies in Belgrade. Since 1972 he is employed at the Institute of Serbian Language at the Serbian Academy of Science and Arts (SANU). He is an editor of the SANU Dictionary, and founder of the Srbosof agency specialized in linguistical computer science. He is a member of the council of Project Rastko since 1997. He has authored digital dictionaries and linguistical software. He was awarded the Order of Despot Stefan Lazarević by the Serbian Orthodox Church in March 2015. References * {{DEFAULTSORT:Simić, Milorad 1946 births Living people Linguists from Serbia Serbian lexicographers Serbian computer scientists People from Srebrenica University of Belgrade Faculty of Philology alumni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simović
Simović (, ) is a Serbo-Croatian and Ukrainian surname, a patronymic derived from given name '' Simo''. It is historically anglicized into ''Simovich''. It may refer to: * Aleksandar Simović, co-conspirator in the assassination of Zoran Đinđić * Aleksandar Simović (born 1992), Serbian footballer *Dušan Simović (1882–1962), Serbian military leader, Prime Minister of Yugoslavia * Edgardo Simovic (born 1975), Uruguayan soccer player * Ljubomir Simović (1935–2025), Serbian writer, playwright, scriptwriter, and academic * Marko Simović (born 1987), Montenegrin handball player *Miodrag Simović (born 1952), current Judge of the Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina *Slobodan Simović (born 1989), Serbian footballer * Zoran Simović (born 1954), Montenegrin footballer See also * * Simić * Simonović * Simeonović * Simeunović *Šimić *Šimunić *Šimunović Šimunović () is a South Slavic surname, a patronymic of Šimun. Notable people with the surname include ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goran Simić (singer)
Goran Simić (Belgrade, 1953 – Vienna, 2008) was a Serbian bass. He was a member of the Sarajevo Opera (1978-1984) and the Vienna State Opera The Vienna State Opera (, ) is a historic opera house and opera company based in Vienna, Austria. The 1,709-seat Renaissance Revival venue was the first major building on the Vienna Ring Road. It was built from 1861 to 1869 following plans by ... (1984–2008), where he sang 55 different roles in 1,095 performances. He was in "Un ballo in maschera" with Plácido Domingo in the role of Samuel. He died the 28 November 2008 in Vienna following a long illness. References Diverdi, November 2008 (Obituary) * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxCiYXe6WkI *https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8T8pZ8x_8g 1953 births 2008 deaths 20th-century Serbian male opera singers Singers from Belgrade Yugoslav male opera singers {{opera-singer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
