Vasa Živković
Vasilije "Vasa" Živković | |
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Print of Živković c. 1887 | |
| Born | Vasilije Živković 31 January 1819 |
| Died | 25 June 1891 (aged 72) |
| Occupation | Orthodox Priest |
Vasilije "Vasa" Živković (1819–1891) was a Serbian poet and Orthodox priest. He is highly regarded in Serbian culture for his role in collecting verses from oral traditions of his people. His literary opus sustained only half of his poems to be printed since he was prone to self-criticism. His contemporaries were poets Jovan Ilić, father of Vojislav Ilić, Stevan Vladislav Kačanski, and many others.