Jovan Sterija Popović
Jovan Sterija Popović (pronounced [jɔ̌v̞an stɛ̂ːrija pɔ̌pɔv̞it͡ɕ]; Serbian Cyrillic: Јован Стерија Поповић; 13 January 1806 – 10 March 1856) was a Serbian playwright, poet, lawyer, philosopher and pedagogue who taught at the Belgrade Higher School. Sterija was recognized by his contemporaries as one of the leading Serbian intellectuals and he is regarded as one of the best comic playwrights in Serbian literature.
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| Born | 13 January 1806 Werschetz, Austrian Empire (modern-day Vršac, Serbia) |
| Died | 10 March 1856 (aged 50) Werschetz, Austrian Empire |
| Occupation | Playwright, poet, lawyer, pedagogue |
| Literary movement | Classicism, Romanticism, Realism |
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