Honorific Prefix: | Colonel |
Jovan Dragašević | |
Native Name Lang: | Serbian |
Birth Date: | 16 February 1836 |
Birth Place: | Požarevac, Principality of Serbia |
Death Place: | Niš, Kingdom of Serbia |
Placeofburial: | Belgrade New Cemetery |
Placeofburial Coordinates: | 44.8094°N 20.4872°W |
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Serviceyears: | 1860–1888 |
Commands: | General Staff |
Battles: | Serbian–Ottoman Wars (1876–1878) |
Awards: | Order of the Cross of Takovo Order of St. Sava |
Spouse: | Mila Dragašević |
Children: | 3 |
Jovan Dragašević (Serbian: Јован Драгашевић; Požarevac, 16 February 1836 – Niš, 14 July 1915) was a Serbian military geographer, historian and writer.
As Lieutenant Colonel of the Armed Forces of the Principality of Serbia, he was Acting Chief of the Serbian General Staff from 1877 to 1878, during the Serbian–Ottoman Wars (1876–1878). He was also lecturer at the Military Academy and the Higher School in Belgrade, as well as honorary member of the Serbian Royal Academy.