Vojislav Nikčević | |
Birth Date: | 18 January 1935 |
Birth Place: | , Kingdom of Yugoslavia |
Death Place: | Belgrade, Serbia |
Alma Mater: | University of Zagreb |
Occupation: | academic |
Known For: | Institute for Montenegrin Language and Philology |
Vojislav Nikčević (Војислав Никчевић; 18 January 1935 - 2 July 2007[1]) was a Montenegrin linguist.
Nikčević was born in village near Nikšić, Kingdom of Yugoslavia, and was educated at the University of Zagreb in Zagreb, Croatia. He was a professor at the Philological Faculty of Nikšić, University of Montenegro.
He was best known for his work on promoting the Montenegrin language as a separate language from Serbian. He was a prominent member of the Doclean Academy of Sciences and Arts and was director of the Institute for Montenegrin Language and Philology.[2]
After his death on July 2, 2007 in Belgrade he was buried in Cetinje.[3]