Dimitrije Bodi ( sr-cyr, Димитрије Боди; 1850–1942) was a Serbian journalist and diplomat.

Early life and career

Born into an affluent family in Belgrade of Aromanian descent, he studied law at the

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and at the universities of

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and

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. From 1880 to 1885 he was a writer, secretary and ''

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'' at the Serbian embassy at Sofia, interrupted by the

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, then returned to Sofia in October 1886. He was appointed the first Serbian Consul in Bitola, and arrived on 9 April 1889 with Vice-Consul Petar Manojlović. He was the Serbian Consul in Bitola between 1889 and 1895.

Branislav Nušić Branislav Nušić ( sr-Cyrl, Бранислав Нушић, ; – 19 January 1938) was a Serbian playwright, satirist, essayist, novelist and founder of Modern Rhetoric, modern rhetoric in Serbia. He also worked as a journalist and a civil ...

(1864–1938) was a secretary at the consulate during his office.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bodi, Dimitrije 19th-century Serbian lawyers 20th-century Serbian lawyers Diplomats from Belgrade Journalists from Belgrade People from the Kingdom of Serbia People from the Kingdom of Yugoslavia Serbian male journalists Serbian people of Aromanian descent 1850 births 1942 deaths