Ljubiša Rajić

Ljubiša Rajić
Ljubiša Rajić
Born	4 April 1947; Belgrade, Yugoslavia
Died	4 June 2012 (aged 65); Belgrade, Serbia
Nationality	Serbian
Alma mater	Faculty of Philology in Belgrade
Occupation(s)	university professor, writer, translator
Awards	Order of the Polar Star

Ljubiša Rajić (4 April 1947 in Belgrade – 4 June 2012 in Belgrade) was a Serbian university professor of North Germanic languages, prolific translator and academic.

Biography

He graduated North Germanic languages in 1975 in Oslo, and went on the get a master's degrees and a PhD at Faculty of Philology in Belgrade.^[1]

Rajić is the founder of North Germanic languages department at the University of Belgrade.^[2]^[3]

He died at the age of 65 in Belgrade after a long illness.^[4]

Scientific work

As one of the most prolific authors and scholars in the area of North Germanic languages, Rajić authored more than 200 scientific papers and peer reviews as well as around 500 articles.^[5] The current system of transcription from North Germanic languages to Serbian was written by Rajić and published under Matica Srpska in 2010.

Awards and legacy

Ljubiša Rajić Award was established in his honour. It is given every two years on the International student day and Rajićs birthday (4 April). The award is given for the first translation of prose or poetry from a foreign language.^[6]

Rajić was a foreign member of Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters.^[7]^[8]

His decorations include:

– Knight (Chevalier) of the White Rose of Finland^[9]
– Commander 1st Class of the Order of the Polar Star, Sweden
– St. Olav's Medal, Norway
– Royal Norwegian Order of Merit

Selected works

Švedska gramatika = Svensk grammatik pa serbokroatiska, 1985^[10]
Objašnjenje u istorijskoj lingvistici, 1991
Skandinavske književnosti u prevodu na srpskohrvatski jezik: građa za bibliografiju, 1997
Tekst u vremenu, 2008.^[11]
Umeće čitanja: ogledi o (književnom) tekstu, 2009^[12]
Dnevnik iz Beograda, autobiographical prose dealing with the events during NATO bombing of Yugoslavia^[13]

Translations

Generacija by Georg Johannesen, 1971
Savremena norveška lirika, with Desanka Maksimović, 1978
Kada se jedan mali narod bori za život : srpske vojničke priče by Obrest H. Angel, 1995
Pan by Knut Hamsun, 1995
Karius and Bactus by Thorbjørn Egner, 1995
Sophie's World by Jostein Gaarder, 1998
The Solitaire Mystery by Jostein Gaarder, 1998
Through a Glass, Darkly by Jostein Gaarder, 2001
Maya by Jostein Gaarder, 2002
The Ringmaster's Daughter by Jostein Gaarder, 2002
The Castle in the Pyrenees by Jostein Gaarder, 2009
A Philosophy of Fear by Lars Svendsen, 2008^[14]
Dramas I-II by Henrik Ibsen, 2014^[15]

References

^ "Eduforum". eduforum.rs. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
^ Prevodilica. "Dodela Nagrade "Ljubiša Rajić"". ukpsalts.org (in Serbian). Retrieved 2 August 2019.
^ "Obeleženo 40 godina Grupe za skandinavistiku Filološkog fakulteta". B92.net (in Serbian). Retrieved 2 August 2019.
^ "Umro profesor Ljubiša Rajić". Mondo Portal (in Serbian (Latin script)). Retrieved 2 August 2019.
^ "Eduforum". eduforum.rs. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
^ Vojvodine, Javna medijska ustanova JMU Radio-televizija. "Nagrada "Ljubiša Rajić" za Aleksandru Milanović". JMU Radio-televizija Vojvodine. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
^ "Odlazak intelektualca britkog uma". Radio Slobodna Evropa (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 2 August 2019.
^ "Neobični čovek Ljubiša Rajić – Dubravka Stojanović". Peščanik. 13 June 2012. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
^ "Geopoetika | Ljubiša Rajić". www.geopoetika.com. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
^ "COBISS/OPAC". vbs.rs. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
^ "Geopoetika | Ljubiša Rajić: Tekst u vremenu". www.geopoetika.com. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
^ "Geopoetika | Ljubiša Rajić: Umeće čitanja". www.geopoetika.com. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
^ "DNEVNIK IZ BEOGRADA – Ljubiša Rajić". delfi.rs. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
^ "COBISS/OPAC". vbs.rs. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
^ Vojvodine, Javna medijska ustanova JMU Radio-televizija. "Ibzenove drame u novom prevodu". JMU Radio-televizija Vojvodine. Retrieved 2 August 2019.

[1] "Eduforum". eduforum.rs. Retrieved 2 August 2019.

[2] Prevodilica. "Dodela Nagrade "Ljubiša Rajić"". ukpsalts.org (in Serbian). Retrieved 2 August 2019.

[3] "Obeleženo 40 godina Grupe za skandinavistiku Filološkog fakulteta". B92.net (in Serbian). Retrieved 2 August 2019.

[4] "Umro profesor Ljubiša Rajić". Mondo Portal (in Serbian (Latin script)). Retrieved 2 August 2019.

[5] "Eduforum". eduforum.rs. Retrieved 2 August 2019.

[6] Vojvodine, Javna medijska ustanova JMU Radio-televizija. "Nagrada "Ljubiša Rajić" za Aleksandru Milanović". JMU Radio-televizija Vojvodine. Retrieved 2 August 2019.

[7] "Odlazak intelektualca britkog uma". Radio Slobodna Evropa (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 2 August 2019.

[8] "Neobični čovek Ljubiša Rajić – Dubravka Stojanović". Peščanik. 13 June 2012. Retrieved 2 August 2019.

[9] "Geopoetika | Ljubiša Rajić". www.geopoetika.com. Retrieved 2 August 2019.

[10] "COBISS/OPAC". vbs.rs. Retrieved 2 August 2019.

[11] "Geopoetika | Ljubiša Rajić: Tekst u vremenu". www.geopoetika.com. Retrieved 2 August 2019.

[12] "Geopoetika | Ljubiša Rajić: Umeće čitanja". www.geopoetika.com. Retrieved 2 August 2019.

[13] "DNEVNIK IZ BEOGRADA – Ljubiša Rajić". delfi.rs. Retrieved 2 August 2019.

[14] "COBISS/OPAC". vbs.rs. Retrieved 2 August 2019.

[15] Vojvodine, Javna medijska ustanova JMU Radio-televizija. "Ibzenove drame u novom prevodu". JMU Radio-televizija Vojvodine. Retrieved 2 August 2019.

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