Jovan Ćirilov
Serbian writer and academic / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jovan Ćirilov (pronounced [jǒ̝v̞an tɕirǐlo̝v̞]; 30 August 1931 – 16 November 2014) was a Serbian theater expert, philosopher, writer, theatre selector, and poet. He mostly wrote about the Serbian culture. He was born in Kikinda, Yugoslavia.
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Jovan Ćirilov | |
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Born | (1931-08-30)30 August 1931 Kikinda, Kingdom of Yugoslavia |
Died | 16 November 2014(2014-11-16) (aged 83) |
Occupation(s) | Theatrologist, philosopher, writer, theatre selector, poet |
Years active | 1955–2014 |
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As a member of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia, he was the first person who publicly called for decriminalization of male same-sex relations ("sodomy laws") in the 1980s.[1][2]
Ćirilov died in Belgrade, Serbia, aged 83.