Jovan Hadžić / Miloš Svetić

Jovan Hadžić (pen name Miloš Svetić), a poet, translator, lawyer, (Sombor, 1799-Novi Sad, 1869). One of the founders of Matica Srpska

(1826) and its first president (1826-1831). He advocated the relocation of Matica to Novi Sad

Novi Sad - Before

Novi Sad - Now

, and when this was completed in the spring of 1864, he was elected its vice president. He wrote numerous state laws in the Principality of Serbia, edited of the Golubica almanach (1839-1844). He was in a long-lasting conflict with Vuk Karadžić over language and the orthography. After Đorđe Magarašević’s death, it was announced in ‘Objavlenije’ on February 20^th 1830 that Jovan Hadžić (Miloš Svetić) was taking over the editorial board. He edited five volumes of the Letopis (1830–1831). Adhering to the old program, he shifts the classification (rubrication) of articles, by replacing the adjective of the title Serbska with Serbskíj. Jovan Hadžić was one of the most highly educated Serbs of the first half of the 19^th century. In addition to mastering various branches of science, he spoke German, Latin, Greek, Hungarian, French, Italian and English.