Milorad Popović Šapčanin
| Milorad Popović Šapčanin | |
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| Born |
July 7, 1841 Šabac, Principality of Serbia |
| Died | February 28, 1895 (aged 53) Belgrade, Kingdom of Serbia |
| Occupation | writer |
| Language | Serbian |
| Nationality | Serbian |
Milorad Popović Šapčanin (Serbian: Милорад Поповић Шапчанин, 7 July 1841 Šabac, Principality of Serbia — 28 February 1895 Belgrade, Kingdom of Serbia) was Serbian poet, writer, dramatist, pedagogue and educational reformer who exemplified Realism in his approach. He was also artistic director of the National Theatre in Belgrade (1877 and 1880-1893), a member of the Serbian Learned Society and Serbian Royal Academy.
Milorad Popović Šapčanin was born in Šabac, then part of the Principality of Serbia, on the 12 of July 1841 to Sava and Jelisaveta Popović. His father was a respected teacher, writer and judge in the town of Sabac, and a loyal friend of the ruling Obrenović dynasty. In 1842, however, he lost his post suddenly when Mihailo Obrenović III, Prince of Serbia was deposed. Sava first went to Zemun and then to Irig, where his wife Jelisaveta and their four children—Paul, George, Milorad and Katica—soon joined him. (Their fifth child, Danica, was not born yet). Sava managed to secure a job as a clerk in Irig. There his youngest son Milorad grew up and completed his elementary education. For his secondary education Milorad attended the Gymnasium Jovan Jovanović Zmaj in Novi Sad and the Gymnasium of Karlovci before going to Belgrade's Grande école. In Novi Sad Milorad Popović got the nickname "Šapčanin", in other words, the man from Šabac, which he would eventually adopt as his pen name, nom de plume.
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