Jovan I. Deretić
Jovan Ilić Deretić | |
|---|---|
| Јован Илић Деретић | |
Deretić in 2009 | |
| Born | 18 January 1939 |
| Died | 6 June 2021 (aged 82) |
| Nationality | Serbian |
| Known for | Controversial pseudohistory and alternate history |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Ancient history of Serbia and Serbs (alternative history) |
Jovan Ilić Deretić (Serbian Cyrillic: Јован Илић Деретић; 18 January 1939 – 6 June 2021) was a Serbian publicist and writer. Deretić was an engineer by training but was mainly noted for his pseudohistorical and conspiracy theories. He was the proponent of an alternative history of the Serbs that asserts a larger role in history than described by historians.