Vladimir K. Petković
Vladimir K. Petković (Boljevac, Morava Banovina, Kingdom of Serbia, 19 June 1873 - Belgrade, Kingdom of Yugoslavia, 21 March 1935) was a geologist, professor, dean of the Faculty of Philosophy [1] and later rector of the University of Belgrade. He was succeeded as rector in 1934 by colleague Aleksandar Belić.
Biography
[edit]Vladimir was the son of Kosta and Parlija (née Jovanović) Petković. He first studied at a college in Zaječar, then the University of Belgrade, the University of Vienna and the University of Grenoble (France).[2] He authored several books, including his major work Geologija Istočne Srbije Book 1, published by Srpska kraljevska akademija (Serbian Royal Academy), 1935.[3] He was a corresponding member of the Academy of Natural Sciences from 18 February 1922; a full member of the Academy of Natural Sciences since 16 February 1929; and secretary of the Serbian Royal Academy of Natural Sciences from 7 March 1931 to 7 March 1933.[4]
See also
[edit]- Jovan Cvijić
- Jovan Žujović
- Svetolik Radovanović
- Jelenko Mihailović
- Milorad Dimitrijević
- Stevan Karamata
- Marko Leko
- Aleksandar Popović Sandor
- Milan Nedeljković (1857-1950)
References
[edit]- ^ Bogdanović, Jelena; Robinson, Lilien Filipovitch; Marjanović, Igor (September 1, 2014). On the Very Edge: Modernism and Modernity in the Arts and Architecture of Interwar Serbia (1918–1941). Leuven University Press. ISBN 9789058679932 – via Google Books.
- ^ Taylor, Stephen (May 8, 1935). "Who's who in Central and East Europe". Central European Times Publishing Company – via Google Books.
- ^ Petković, Vladimir K. (May 8, 1935). "Geologija Istočne Srbije". Srpska kraljevska akademija – via Google Books.
- ^ "Petkovic K Vladimir". www.sanu.ac.rs.
