Ivan Đurić

Ivan Đurić
Born (1947-10-30)30 October 1947
Belgrade, PR Serbia, FPR Yugoslavia
Died 23 November 1997(1997-11-23) (aged 50)
Paris, France
Nationality Serbian
Education VIII Belgrade Gymnasium
Alma mater University of Belgrade
Occupation Writer, professor, historian and politician

Ivan Đurić (Serbian Cyrillic: Иван Ђурић; 30 October 1947 – 23 November 1997) was a Serbian writer, professor, historian and politician.[1]

Biography

Đurić was born on 30 October 1947 to parents Dušan S. Đurić (1920–1997) and Ivana (née Bogdanović; born 1925).[1] Both of them were university professors.[1] His father was nicknamed Zinaja after the footballer and cross-country skier.[1]

Đurić ran for President of Serbia in the 1990 Serbian general election as a joint candidate of the Association for Yugoslav Democratic Initiative and the Union of Reform Forces.[2] He finished in third place (behind Slobodan Milošević and Vuk Drašković) with 277,398 votes.[3]

He moved to Paris, France in November 1991[4] where he passed away on 23 November 1997.[5]

Personal life

His paternal great-grandfather is Serbian Orthodox priest Milan Đurić who was one of the founders of the People's Radical Party.[6]

His maternal grandfather is author Milan Bogdanović.[6] His maternal uncle is architect and former Mayor of Belgrade Bogdan Bogdanović.[6]

Notable published books

  • Ektesis nea, 1974
  • Porodica Foka, 1976
  • Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium, 1980 (multiple authors)
  • Ђурић, Иван (1984). Сумрак Византије: Време Јована VIII Палеолога 1392-1448. Београд: Народна књига.
  • Romejski govor i jezik Konstantina VII Porfirogenita, 1986
  • Istorija – pribežište ili putokaz, 1990
  • Vlast, opozicija, alternativa, 2009 (posthumously)

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Peščanik (2009-06-30). "Istoričar Ivan Đurić" (in Serbian). Retrieved 2017-10-19.
  2. ↑ RIK (1990-12-09). "Lista kandidata za izbor predsednika Republike 9. decembra 1990. godine" (PDF) (in Serbian). Retrieved 2017-10-24.
  3. ↑ RIK (1990-12-09). "Izveštaj o ukupnim rezultatima izbora za predsednika Republike Srbije od 9. decembra 1990. godine" (PDF) (in Serbian). Retrieved 2017-10-24.
  4. ↑ Nastasja Radović, Republika (1997). "In memoriam: Prof. dr Ivan Djuric" (in Serbian). Retrieved 2017-10-24.
  5. ↑ Naša borba (1997-11-25). "Preminuo Ivan Djuric" (in Serbian). Retrieved 2017-10-24.
  6. 1 2 3 TV Novosti (December 1990). "Federacija ili ne – za mene je Jugoslavija pitanje zdrave pameti" (in Serbian). Retrieved 2017-10-19.


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