NOBLE ENGLISH WOMAN ADELINE PAULINA IRBY ON KOSOVO AND METOHIJA IN SERBIA

One of the kindest persons among English people, the one that was living and dying for Serbian people – Miss Paulina Irby” Ivo Andrić

  • Marko P. Atlagić
  • Aleksandar L. Martinović
  • Dalibor M. Elezović
Ključne reči: Paulina Irby, humanitarian, Ottomans, Serbs, travelling

Sažetak


: This paper is about Adeline Paulina Irby, an English lady. She left deep trace and indelible mark in memory of Serbs from Bosnia and Old Serbia (Kosovo and Metohija). Furthermore, it is focused on her journey through whole “European Turkey” (the Balkans) where she wasacquainted with living conditions of the Christians there. She informed England and the whole western world about it. For that purpose, she travelled through Old Serbia-Kosovo and Metohija. Irby broke all the stereotypes Western World adhered to, in the first place stereotypes about “wild Slaves living in the Balkans”. Irby presented to English reader the whole truth about Serbian nation whose Empire was conquered by Ottomans. Paper is particularly focused on her humanitarian work.

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FranjoZah, philosopher and theologian, solider and general-in-chief in Serbian army, active pan-slavist. He graduated in 1824 in Brno Gymnasium and in 1828 at the Faculty of Law in Vienna. He lived in France, where he studied Military science. He worked as Librarian and Translator in Frontenbl and translated Decart’s“Tactics” from German into French language.
During his stay in Belgrade, where he served as attaché in French Consulate in Serbia, he provided help to Polish emigration. IlijaGrašanin was inspired by Franjo’s “Plan for Slavic politics in Serbia”. Based on that work, Grašanin wrote “Načertanije”. Zach established Belgrade army school that later became Military Academy. On Prince Mihailo Obrenović’s proposal, he became head of Military authority in Kragujevac.He received a military rank of general. He served as head of Serbian General Staff of Serbian Army, as well as commander-in-chief of Western-Morava division.
Nikola Krstić (1829-1902), Serbian historian, PhD in Laws, professor in Belgrade, member of Appeal Court, President of Main Cassation Court, state advisor. He was a member of “Društvoslovenskeprismenosti” and “Srpskoučenodruštvo”.
P.H. Johnson was a granddaughter of famous Buxton whose contribution to emancipation of black and to the end of slavery in British colonies was enormous. Her brother and father were respectable members of English parliament.
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SOURCES AND LITERATURE



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Sv. M. Vulovic, Miss Adelina Paolina Irby. In: Calendar for 1912., Belgrade-Serbian, 1911, pp. 123-125
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