Vuk Karadžić
Vuk Karadžić | |
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Вук Караџић | |
Vuk Karadžić, around 1850 | |
| Born | Vuk Stefanović Karadžić 6 November 1787 |
| Died | 7 February 1864 (aged 76) |
| Resting place | St. Michael's Cathedral, Belgrade, Serbia |
| Alma mater | Belgrade Higher School |
| Occupation(s) | Philologist, linguist |
| Known for | Serbian language reform Serbian Cyrillic alphabet |
| Movement | Serbian Revival |
| Spouse | Anna Maria Kraus |
| Children | inter alia, Mina Karadžić |
Vuk Stefanović Karadžić (Serbian Cyrillic: Вук Стефановић Караџић, pronounced [ʋûːk stefǎːnoʋitɕ kâradʒitɕ]; 6 November 1787 (26 October OS) – 7 February 1864) was a Serbian philologist, anthropologist and linguist. He was one of the most important reformers of the modern Serbian language. For his collection and preservation of Serbian folktales, Encyclopædia Britannica labelled Karadžić "the father of Serbian folk-literature scholarship." He was also the author of the first Serbian dictionary in the new reformed language. In addition, he translated the New Testament into the reformed form of the Serbian spelling and language.
He was well known abroad and familiar to Jacob Grimm, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and historian Leopold von Ranke. Karadžić was the primary source for Ranke's Die serbische Revolution ("The Serbian Revolution"), written in 1829.