THE DATE BEHIND THE NAME

Vuk Karadžić

Vuk Karadžić has incompatible recorded birth dates. The main Wikidata statement lists November 6, 1787 in Tršić, Serbia.

Born

November 6, 1787

An exact age is omitted because the recorded dates are incompatible or not precise enough.

Died: January 26, 1864

Source:

Synchronized from Wikidata on 2026-10-05.

Original calendar: Julian. Displayed date is Gregorian.

Birthplace
Tršić, Serbia
Professions
folklorist, philologist, translator, collector of fairy tales, ethnographer, historian, writer, Bible translator, diplomat, linguist
Citizenship
Principality of Serbia, Ottoman Empire

Incompatible birth dates

Sources disagree: November 6, 1787 (Concise Literary Encyclopedia; Q24435751) or November 7, 1787 (Internet Speculative Fiction Database; Find a Grave; Brockhaus Enzyklopädie; SNAC; Integrated Authority File).

The main date retains its own sources. These alternatives overlap neither all other statements nor the main date. Rank is Wikidata editorial priority, not proof.

More about Vuk Karadžić

Family

Child
Mina Karadžić

All birth date sources

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Synchronized from Wikidata on 2026-10-05. View Wikidata record

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Where was Vuk Karadžić born?

Vuk Karadžić was born in Tršić, Serbia.