Aleksa Šantić
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For the village named after the poet, see Aleksa Šantić (village).
Aleksa Šantić (Serbian Cyrillic: Алекса Шантић, pronounced [ǎleksa ʃǎ:ntitɕ] (listenⓘ); 27 May 1868 – 2 February 1924) was a Bosnian Serb poet and writer from Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Šantić wrote about the urban culture of his hometown Mostar and Herzegovina, the growing national awareness of Bosnian and Herzegovinian Serbs, social injustice, nostalgic love, and the unity of the South Slavs. He was the editor-in-chief of the magazine Zora (1896–1901). Šantić was one of the leading persons of Serbian literary and national movement in Mostar.[1][2] In 1914 Šantić became a member of the Serbian Royal Academy.
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Aleksa Šantić | |
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Native name | Алекса Шантић |
Born | (1868-05-27)May 27, 1868 Mostar, Bosnia Vilayet, Ottoman Empire |
Died | February 2, 1924(1924-02-02) (aged 55) Mostar, Kingdom of Yugoslavia |
Resting place | Mostar Old Cemetery |
Occupation | Poet |
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