Vojislav Nikčević Explained

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.

Life

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]

Notes and References

  1. News: unknown title . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070927003435/http://www.vijesti.cg.yu/naslovna.php?akcija=vijest&id=240590 . September 27, 2007 .
  2. http://www.bosnia.org.uk/bosrep/report_format.cfm?articleid=1153&reportid=166 What kind of Montenegrin language?
  3. Web site: RADIO TELEVIZIJA CRNE GORE... Nacionalni javni servis Crne Gore . 2008-01-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110718092854/http://www.rtcg.org/index.php?news&read=24420 . 2011-07-18 . dead .