Ivan Đurić
Ivan Đurić | |
|---|---|
| Born | 30 October 1947 |
| Died | 23 November 1997 (aged 50) Paris, France |
| Education | VIII Belgrade Gymnasium |
| Alma mater | University of Belgrade |
| Occupations | 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 died on 23 November 1997.[5]
Personal life
Đurić had a twin sister, Dušanka Trbojević (née Đurić) and a half-brother, Sava Đurić, a Belgrade lawyer and a judge, from his father's second marriage with Verica Đurić.
His paternal great-grandfather was Serbian Orthodox priest Milan Đurić who was one of the founders of the People's Radical Party.[6] His maternal grandfather was author Milan Bogdanović[6] while Bogdan Bogdanović, an architect and former mayor of Belgrade, was his maternal uncle.[6]
Ivan Đurić had three daughters and allegedly one son who was adopted by another man. From his marriage with Maja Danon (daughter of Oskar Danon), he had his oldest daughter, Marija Đurić (1979–2015). From his relationship with Dušica Golubovac, he had a daughter Kristina Đurić, a political scientist and humanitarian. He also had a daughter with Marija Kreća, Sanja Đurić, who graduated with a BA in International Relations from the University of Belgrade and received her MA from the College of Europe.
Notable published books
- Ektesis nea, 1974
- Porodica Foka, 1976
- Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium, 1980 (multiple authors)
- Sumrak Vizantije: Vreme Jovana VIII Paleologa 1392-1448, 1984
- Romejski govor i jezik Konstantina VII Porfirogenita, 1986
- Istorija – pribežište ili putokaz, 1990
- Vlast, opozicija, alternativa, 2009 (posthumously)
References
- ^ a b c d Peščanik (2009-06-30). "Istoričar Ivan Đurić" (in Serbian). Retrieved 2017-10-19.
- ^ RIK (1990-12-09). "Lista kandidata za izbor predsednika Republike 9. decembra 1990. godine" (PDF) (in Serbian). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-05. Retrieved 2017-10-24.
- ^ RIK (1990-12-09). "Izveštaj o ukupnim rezultatima izbora za predsednika Republike Srbije od 9. decembra 1990. godine" (PDF) (in Serbian). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-06. Retrieved 2017-10-24.
- ^ Nastasja Radović, Republika (1997). "In memoriam: Prof. dr Ivan Djuric" (in Serbian). Retrieved 2017-10-24.
- ^ Naša borba (1997-11-25). "Preminuo Ivan Djuric" (in Serbian). Retrieved 2017-10-24.
- ^ a b c TV Novosti (December 1990). "Federacija ili ne – za mene je Jugoslavija pitanje zdrave pameti" (in Serbian). Retrieved 2017-10-19.