Jovan Jovanović Zmaj

Serbian poet, physician (1833–1904)
Person human Q362089
Jovan Jovanović Zmaj
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Jovan Jovanović Zmaj

Summary

Jovan Jovanović Zmaj is a human[1]. His place of birth was Novi Sad[2]. He was born on November 24, 1833[3]. He passed away in Sremska Kamenica[4]. He died on June 3, 1904[5]. He worked as a poet[6], translator[7], physician[8], journalist[9], and children's writer[10]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (133 views/month, #7,248 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Born in Novi Sad[2], Jovan Jovanović Zmaj…
  • Born in Novi Sad[12], Jovan Jovanović Zmaj…
  • Jovan Jovanović Zmaj died in Sremska Kamenica[4].
  • Jovan Jovanović Zmaj was born on November 24, 1833[3].
  • Jovan Jovanović Zmaj was born on December 3, 1833[13].
  • Jovan Jovanović Zmaj died on June 3, 1904[5].
  • Jovan Jovanović Zmaj died on June 14, 1904[14].
  • Jovan Jovanović Zmaj died on March 6, 1904[15].
  • Jovan Jovanović Zmaj held citizenship in Austria–Hungary[16].
  • Jovan Jovanović Zmaj held citizenship in Austrian Empire[17].
  • Jovan Jovanović Zmaj held citizenship in Kingdom of Serbia[18].
  • Jovan Jovanović Zmaj worked as a poet[6].
  • Jovan Jovanović Zmaj worked as a translator[7].
  • Jovan Jovanović Zmaj worked as a physician[8].
  • Jovan Jovanović Zmaj's professions included journalist[9].
  • Jovan Jovanović Zmaj's professions included children's writer[10].
  • Jovan Jovanović Zmaj's professions included writer[19].
  • Jovan Jovanović Zmaj's field of work was puppetry[20].
  • Jovan Jovanović Zmaj's field of work was literature[21].
  • Jovan Jovanović Zmaj's field of work was poetry[22].
  • Jovan Jovanović Zmaj's field of work was translation into Serbian[23].
  • Among Jovan Jovanović Zmaj's employers was Matica srpska[24].
  • Among Jovan Jovanović Zmaj's employers was Tekelijanum[25].
  • Jovan Jovanović Zmaj was a member of Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts[26].
  • Jovan Jovanović Zmaj was a member of Serbian Learned Society[27].

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Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include Novi Sad[2], a Serbian city[28], in Serbia[29], founded in 1694[30]. Recorded date of birth include November 24, 1833[3] and December 3, 1833[13].

Education

Jovan Jovanović Zmaj earned the academic degree of Doctor of Medicine[31].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include poet[6], translator[7], physician[8], journalist[9], children's writer[10], and writer[19]. Fields of work include puppetry[20], a theatrical genre[32]; literature[21], a type of arts[33]; poetry[22], a literary form[34]; and translation into Serbian[23]. Employers include Matica srpska[24], a cultural institution[35], in Serbia[36], founded in 1826[37], headquartered in Novi Sad[38] and Tekelijanum[25], an organization[39], founded in 1838[40].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include June 3, 1904[5], June 14, 1904[14], and March 6, 1904[15]. Jovan Jovanović Zmaj passed away in Sremska Kamenica[4].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Jovan Jovanović Zmaj include Jovan Jovanović Zmaj Gymnasium (Novi Sad)[41], a Gymnasium[42], in Serbia[43], founded in 1810[44] and Zmajeva prize[45], a literary award[46], in Serbia[47].

Why It Matters

Jovan Jovanović Zmaj ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (133 views/month, #7,248 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[48] He is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[49]

Entities named for him include Jovan Jovanović Zmaj Gymnasium (Novi Sad)[41], a Gymnasium[42], in Serbia[43], founded in 1810[44] and Zmajeva prize[45], a literary award[46], in Serbia[47].

FAQs

Where was Jovan Jovanović Zmaj born?

Born in Novi Sad[2], Jovan Jovanović Zmaj…

Where did Jovan Jovanović Zmaj die?

Jovan Jovanović Zmaj died in Sremska Kamenica[4].

What did Jovan Jovanović Zmaj do for work?

Jovan Jovanović Zmaj worked as poet[6], translator[7], physician[8], journalist[9], and children's writer[10].

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  1. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [12] . National Encyclopedia of Uzbekistan. wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [16] . wikidata.org.
  5. [17] . wikidata.org.
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  7. [20] . World Encyclopedia of Puppetry Arts. wikidata.org.
  8. [21] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [22] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [23] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] . wikidata.org.
  13. [8] . wikidata.org.
  14. [9] . wikidata.org.
  15. [10] . World Encyclopedia of Puppetry Arts. wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . Library of the World's Best Literature. wikidata.org.
  17. [24] . wikidata.org.
  18. [25] . wikidata.org.
  19. [26] . www.sanu.ac.rs. wikidata.org.
  20. [27] . wikidata.org.
  21. [31] . wikidata.org.
  22. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [13] . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [14] . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [15] . National Encyclopedia of Uzbekistan. wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [41] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [45] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [48] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [49] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 16d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation poet, translator, physician +3
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    Occupation
    Languages spoken, written or signed Serbian
    Movement Romanticism
    Place of death Sremska Kamenica
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