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Lazar Laza Kosti 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 and was among the first with Dr. Jovan AndrejeviJoles to begin the systematic translation of Shakespeare into the Serbian language.
Laza Kosti was born in Kovilj, Vojvodina in 1841, of a military family. In his youth he was converted to the principles of social justice and Serbian independence in particular, and threw himself with great energy into political agitation. In 1864 he graduated from the Law School of the University of Budapest, and two years later he successfully defended his doctoral thesis in jurisprudence. After completing his studies, he occupied several positions and was very active in cultural and political life in Novi Sad, Belgrade, and Montenegro. He was among the leaders of Ujedinjena omladina srpska and was elected a Serbian representative to the Hungarian parliament, thanks to Svetozar Mileti, his mentor. Because of his liberal and nationalistic views he had to leave that Hungarianoccupied part of Serbia, but after several years in Belgrade and Montenegro he returned home. He died in Vienna in 1910.
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