Colonel

Jovan Dragašević
Native name
Serbian Cyrillic: Јован Драгашевић
Born(1836-02-16)February 16, 1836
Požarevac, Principality of Serbia
DiedJuly 14, 1915(1915-07-14) (aged 79)
Niš, Kingdom of Serbia
Buried
Belgrade New Cemetery
44°48′34″N 20°29′14″E / 44.80944°N 20.48722°E / 44.80944; 20.48722
Allegiance Principality of Serbia
 Kingdom of Serbia
Service/branch Armed Forces of the Principality of Serbia
 Royal Serbian Army
Years of service1860–1888
Rank General Staff Colonel
General (honorary; awarded 13 July 1900)
Commands heldGeneral Staff (Acting Chief)
Battles/warsSerbian–Ottoman Wars (1876–1878)
Awards Order of the Cross of Takovo
Order of St. Sava
Spouse(s)Mila Dragašević
Children3

Jovan Dragašević (Serbian Cyrillic: Јован Драгашевић; Požarevac, 16 February 1836 – Niš, 14 July 1915) was a Serbian military geographer, historian and writer.

As Lieutenant Colonel of the Armed Forces of the Principality of Serbia, he was Acting Chief of the Serbian General Staff from 1877 to 1878, during the Serbian–Ottoman Wars (1876–1878). He was also lecturer at the Military Academy and the Higher School in Belgrade, as well as honorary member of the Serbian Royal Academy.[1][2]

References

Literature

  • Ivetić, Velimir (2000). Načelnici generalštaba 1876—2000. Beograd: Novinsko-informativni centar VOJSКA.
  • Radojčić, Stevan (2011). "Kosmometrija Jovana Dragaševića" (PDF). Zbornik radova konferencije "Razvoj astronomije kod Srba VI", Beograd, 22—26 April 2010 (ur. M. S. Dimitrijević). Beograd: Publikacija Astronomskog društva "Ruđer Bošković" (10): 439–450.


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