ДИМИТРИЈЕ МАТИЋ У СРПСКОМ НАРОДНОМ ПОКРЕТУ 1848–1849. ГОДИНЕ У спомен једном знаменитом српском научнику
DIMITRIJE MATIĆ IN THE SERBIAN PEOPLE’S MOVEMENT 1848–1849 In honour of an illustrious Serbian scientist

Summary/Abstract: Dimitrije Matić, born in Ruma, philosopher, legal worker and statesman, began his education in Serbia and continued his studies of law and philosophy at German universities, where he also obtained a doctorate in philosophy. He was a professor at the Lyceum where he taught law, a minister in numerous governments, a judge of higher courts and a diplomat during the second government of Miloš and Mihajlo Obrenović and Prince Milan Obrenović. He is credited with the development of education in Serbia, primary schools were reformed, and the first teacher’s school in Serbia was established. He advocated the establishment of reading rooms in the villages. He is a writer of important scientific papers in philosophy, law and pedagogy, and he participated in writing draft laws. Being a liberal in his beliefs, he participated in the Serbian People’s Movement in 1848, attended the May Assembly in 1848, when the founding of Serbian Vojvodina was proclaimed, and was elected to the Main Board. He is a member of the Serbian deputation sent to Zagreb to Ban Jelačić for an agreement on joint military action, based on the alliance of the Serbian Vojvodina and the Triune Kingdom, which was proclaimed at the May Assembly and adopted by the Croatian Parliament. He was in Sremski Karlovci at the time of the attack from Petrovaradin on June 12, which marked the beginning of the war with the Hungarians. He had taken part in the armistice negotiations that were concluded after the attack. He was also a member of the Military Council. He had stayed in Vojvodina until the beginning of July, when he was appointed professor at the Lyceum in Belgrade. He was an honorary member of the Matica Srpska, a member of the Society of Serbian Literature and president and vice president of the Serbian Academic Society. He was the first to propose the establishment of a university in Serbia.

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