Stojan Novaković
| Stojan Novaković Стојан Новаковић |
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| Prime Minister of Serbia | |
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In office 1895–1896 |
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| Monarch | Alexander I |
| Preceded by | Nikola Hristić |
| Succeeded by | Đorđe Simić |
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In office February 1909 – October 1909 |
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| Monarch | Peter I |
| Preceded by | Petar Velimirović |
| Succeeded by | Nikola Pašić |
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1 November 1842 Šabac, Principality of Serbia |
| Died | 18 February 1915 (aged 72) Niš, Kingdom of Serbia |
| Political party | Progressive Party |
| Occupation | historian, philologist, politician and diplomat |
| Religion | Serbian Orthodox |
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Konstantin "Stojan" Novaković (Serbian Cyrillic: Стојан Новаковић; Šabac, Principality of Serbia, 1 November 1842 – Niš, Kingdom of Serbia, 18 February 1915) was a Serbian historian, scholar, writer, literary critic, translator, politician and diplomat, holding the post of Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Serbia on two occasions, post of minister of education on three occasions, minister of interior on one occasion and leading the foremost liberal political party of that time in Serbia - Progressive Party. He was also one of the most successful and skilled Serbian diplomats, holding the post of envoy to Constantinople, Vienna and Saint Petersburg.
Noted intellecutal, Stojan Novaković was the president of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts, head of the National Library and Serbian literary company, Professor at the Belgrade's Grande école, member of Serbian, Yugoslav and Russian academies. Stojan Novaković is considered the foremost Serbian historian of nineteenth century.
Konstantin Novaković was the first Serbian-educated scholar of the 19th century that obtained international renown. After finishing his secondary education in Belgrade (1860), he studied law and philosophy until 1863 at the Belgrade Lyceum (Licej) that was eventually transformed into the Belgrade's Grandes écoles (Velika škola). In 1865 he became a professor in this Belgrade institution of higher learning. By 1872 he was the librarian of the National Library and curator of the National Museum in Belgrade.
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