Vojislav Nikčević

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Vojislav Nikčević
Born(1935-01-18)18 January 1935
Died2 July 2007(2007-07-02) (aged 72)
Alma materUniversity of Zagreb
Occupationacademic
Known forInstitute for Montenegrin Language and Philology

Vojislav Nikčević (Cyrillic: Војислав Никчевић; 18 January 1935 – 2 July 2007[1]) was a Montenegrin linguist.

Life[edit]

Nikčević was born in Stubica [sr; fr] 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]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "unknown title". Vijesti. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007.
  2. ^ What kind of Montenegrin language?
  3. ^ "RADIO TELEVIZIJA CRNE GORE... Nacionalni javni servis Crne Gore". Archived from the original on 2011-07-18. Retrieved 2008-01-02.