Laza Kostić date of birth:
February 12, 1842
How old was Laza Kostić when died?
67
Where was Laza Kostić born?
Kovilj
When did Laza Kostić die?
November 26, 1909
Where did Laza Kostić die?
Vienna
What is Laza Kostić nationality?
Serbian
What is Laza Kostić's occupation?
poet, dramatist, journalist
Laza Kostić claim to fame:
„Santa Maria della Salute“
What genre is Laza Kostić's work?
romanticism
Short Biography
Lazar "Laza" Kostić (Serbian Cyrillic: Лазар "Лаза" Костић; 1841, Kovilj – 27 November 1910, Vienna) was a Serbian poet, prose writer, lawyer, philosopher, polyglot, publicist, and politician, considered to be one of the greatest minds of Serbian literature. He devoted himself to writing poetry and to translating from European languages. He promoted the study of English (to balance the German predominance in the Balkans) and was among the first with Dr. Jovan Andrejević-Joles (1833–1864) to begin the systematic translation of Shakespeare into the Serbian language.