Dr Đorđe Radić (1839-1922) the First Serb to Earn a Doctorate in Agronomy
Đorđe Radić (1839–1922) prvi Srbin koji je stekao doktorat iz poljoprivrede
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Savic, Mirjana
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crop farmingcattle breeding
fruit growing
School of Crop Farming
Kraljevo
Serbian Agricultural Society
ratarstvo
stočarstvo
voćarstvo
Ratarska škola
Srpsko poljoprivredno društvo
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Dr. Đordje Radić, one of the most educated Serbs of the 19th century, laid the foundations of scientific and educational literature in the field of agriculture, founded three agricultural schools, and in many ways improved agronomy in Serbia and Montenegro. He was an outstanding expert, who was well-informed about the agricultural situation not only in Serbia, but also in the most developed European countries. In his writing, he mostly relied on the works of German agronomists, and succeeded in writing about 50 professional books and textbooks, which served both for the education of elementary and vocational school students and as manuals for farmers. The aim of the paper is to present, through the biography of Đordje Radić, the comprehensiveness of his professional, scientific and social creativity and significance. As the first Serb to earn a Doctorate in the field of Agriculture, he was a pioneer of many branches of agronomy in Serbia. The results of his research and engagement are visible today, in both science and education. Radić's biography, the contribution to the development of education, the impact on the urbanization of Kraljevo and the list of published books are presented in the paper, which is divided into four parts. Dr Đorđe Radić, jedan od najobrazovanijih Srba 19. veka, utemeljio je naučnu i obrazovnu literaturu u oblasti poljoprivrede, osnovao je tri poljoprivredne škole, na više načina unapredivši agronomiju u Srbiji i Crnoj Gori. Bio je izuzetan stručnjak koji je poznavao poljoprivredne prilike u Srbiji, ali i u najrazvijenijim evropskim zemljama. U pisanju se oslanjao na dela uglavnom nemačkih agronoma, uspevši da napiše oko 50 stručnih knjiga i udžbenika, koji su služili i za obrazovanje učenika osnovnih i stručnih škola i kao priručnici poljoprivrednicima. Cilj rada je da se kroz biografiju Đorđa Radića predstavi sveobuhvatnost njegovog profesionalnog, naučnog i društvenog stvaralaštva i značaja. Kao prvi Srbin doktor nauka bio je začetnik mnogih grana agronomije u Srbiji. Rezultati njegovih istraživanja i angažovanja vidljivi su i danas, u nauci i prosveti. U radu, podeljenom na četiri celine, prikazani su Radićeva biografija, doprinos razvoju prosvete, uticaj na urbanizaciju Kraljeva i spisak objavljenih knjiga.