Miloje Vasić

Miloje Vasić
Милоје Васић
Born(1869-09-16)16 September 1869
Died4 November 1956(1956-11-04) (aged 87)
CitizenshipSerbian, Yugoslav
Alma materLudwig Maximilian University of Munich
Known forVinča culture
Scientific career
FieldsArchaeology
InstitutionsNational Museum of Serbia, University of Belgrade
Doctoral advisorAdolf Furtwängler

Miloje Vasić (Serbian Cyrillic: Милоје Васић; 16 September 1869 – 4 November 1956) was a Serbian archaeologist, regarded as one of the most distinguished representatives of the humanistic studies in Serbia.

Professor at the University of Belgrade and member of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts, he was the first educated Serbian archaeologist, and is considered as the founder of the modern archaeology in Serbia. Also known for his widely eclectic interests outside of archaeology, his most significant accomplishment was discovery of the Neolithic site of Vinča culture in 1905 and subsequent excavation, which began in 1908.