The Doclean Academy of Sciences and Arts ( Montenegrin and

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: Dukljanska akademija nauka i umjetnosti, DANU / Дукљанска академија наука и уметности'', ''ДАНУ;

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. It is named after the medieval state of

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, a historical predecessor to modern Montenegrin state. DANU is one of two established academies in the country, other being the

Montenegrin Academy of Sciences and Arts Montenegrin Academy of Sciences and Arts ( sh-Cyrl, Црногорска академија наука и умјетности, ЦАНУ; ) is the most important scientific institution of Montenegro. History It was founded in 1973 as the Montene ...

(CANU). The academy was created in 1998 by scholars who considered CANU to be dominantly influenced by Serbian nationalism and essentially a branch of

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, and wanted to establish an independent Montenegrin academy instead. DANU grants the following awards: * Saint Vladimir of Duklja Award – awarded biannually for lifetime achievement * Sclavorum Regnum Award – awarded for achievement in the sciences *Lesendro Award – awarded for achievement in Montenegrin literature * Njegoš Award – awarded for achievement within the Academy and in the promotion of Montenegrin sciences and arts In 2015 DANU reportedly merged into the Montenegrin Academy of Sciences and Arts.

Prominent members

* Božo Nikolić, engineer * Zuvdija Hodžić, writer *

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, playwright, director *

Dimitrije Popović Dimitrije Popović ( sr-cyrl, Димитрије Поповић; born 4 March 1951) is an eminent Montenegrin and Croatian painter, sculptor, art critic and philosopher born in Cetinje, Montenegro. He attended elementary and high school in his ho ...

, painter *

Radovan Radonjić Radovan ( sr-cyr, Радован) is a Slavic male given name, derived from the passive adjective ''radovati'' ("rejoice"), itself from root ''rad-'' meaning "care, joy". It is found in Serbia, North Macedonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, M ...

, political scientist *

Šerbo Rastoder Prof. Šerbo Rastoder, PhD (Montenegrin Cyrillic: Шербо Растодер; born 13 August 1956 in Radmanci, Berane, People's Republic of Montenegro, then a part of the SFR Yugoslavia) is a Montenegrin historian of Bosniak ethnicity. He is also ...

, historian *

Boško Odalović Boško (Cyrillic script: Бошко) is a Slavic male given name. It may refer to: * Boško Abramović (1951–2021), Serbian chess grandmaster * Boško Anić (born 1968), retired Croatian footballer * Boško Antić (1944–2007), Bosnian Serb foo ...

, painter *

Rajko Todorović Todor Rajko ( sr-Cyrl, Рајко, ) is a masculine given name and may refer to: *Rajko Aleksić (born 1947), former Serbian football defender *Rajko Brežančić (born 1989), Serbian footballer *Rajko Ray Bogdanović (born 1979), Serbian engineer for i ...

, painter * Mladen Lompar, writer *

Sreten Asanović Sreten Asanović ( sr-Cyrl, Сретен Асановић; 22 February 1931 – 3 June 2016) was a Montenegrin author who established the short-story genre in that country. Asanović was born in Donji Kokoti, near Podgorica. He completed teacher ...

, writer * Blagota Mitrić, jurist *

Nebojša Vučinić Nebojša Vučinić ( sr-cyrl, Небојша Вучинић; born 17 October 1953) is a Montenegrin judge born in Cetinje, Montenegro, and was the judge of the European Court of Human Rights in respect of Montenegro until July 2018. Education He ...

, attorney *

Miodrag Perović Miodrag "Miško" Perović ( sr-cyrl, Миодраг "Мишко" Перовић; born in Belgrade) is a Montenegrin journalist, media publisher, university professor, political activist, and businessman. Most notable for starting various media ou ...

, sculptor * Sreten Perović, writer * Vukić Pulević, biologist * Danilo Radojević, historian of literature * Branko Radojičić, geographer * Božidar Šekularac, historian * Vojislav Vulanović, writer *

Slobodan Backović Slobodan Backović ( sr-cyrl, Слободан Бацковић; born September 3, 1946 in Nikšić, Montenegro) is a Montenegrin politician and nuclear physicist. He is a member of the Doclean Academy of Sciences and Arts and the Montenegrin Aca ...

, physicist

Honorary members

Ion Diaconescu Ion Diaconescu (; 25 August 1917 – 11 October 2011) was a Romanian anti-communist activist and politician. He was imprisoned as a political prisoner for seventeen years from 1947 to 1964 during Romania's Communist era. Diaconescu later becam ...

, political activist *

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, archaeologist * Stanislav Dovgiy, physicist and mathematician *

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, poet and essayist *

Mateja Matevski Mateja Matevski (13 March 1929 – 6 June 2018) was a Macedonian poet, literary and theater critic, essayist, and translator. Career Matevski was born on 13 March 1929 in Istanbul, Turkey to an Albanians, Albanian family of the Eastern Orthodox ...

, poet, critic and essayist * František Lipka, diplomat, poet and translator

Former and deceased members

Vojislav Nikčević Vojislav Nikčević ( cyrl, Војислав Никчевић; 18 January 1935 – 2 July 2007) was a Montenegro, Montenegrin linguist. Life Nikčević was born in village near Nikšić, Kingdom of Yugoslavia, and was educated at the Univer ...

* Mirko Kovač, writer * Obren Blagojević, (also member of

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and

, Honorary President) * Mihajlo Kuliš, MD * Radoje Pajović, historian * Veselin Aga Simović, engineer * Jevrem Brković, writer

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Doclean Academy Of Sciences And Arts Organizations established in 1999 Academy of Sciences and Arts Scientific organisations based in Montenegro 1999 establishments in Montenegro Montenegrin nationalism

Prominent members

Honorary members

Former and deceased members

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