Name Aleksandar Backo | Role Journalist | |
Education University of Belgrade Faculty of Philosophy Books About history of the Sentandrejan families | ||
Aleksandar Bačko is writer, journalist and genealogist from Belgrade, Serbia.
Biography
Aleksandar Bačko (Serbian Cyrillic: Александар Бачко) was born in Belgrade, Serbia, on August 15, 1972. His father is Vladimir Bačko, and mother Zorica (born Cakić). Aleksandar's daughters are Katarina Bačko and Jovana Bačko. His family came to Belgrade from Knin in 1931. Aleksandar Bačko is descendent of Nikanor Grujić, Orthodox Bishop of Pakrac and locum tenens Serbian Patriarch, by his brother Dragutin Grujić, archpriest of Mohacs, parish priest of Kacsfalu and assessor of Buda bishopric consistory.
Primary and high school Aleksandar Bačko graduated in Belgrade, where he studied at the University of Belgrade's Faculty of Philosophy (department of history). He was president of former Association of citizens "Serbian despot" (Serbian Cyrillic: Удружење грађана „Српски деспот“). He is founding member of Society for economic history studies (Друштво за привредну историју), member of Association of Journalists of Serbia (Удружење новинара Србије) since 2003. and member of Mensa (Mensa Serbia) since 2009. He is founder and editor of edition Series of Serbian ethnography and history (Зборник за српску етнографију и историју), editor of internet presentation Serbian despot (Српски деспот) and member of editorial board of site Maleševci (Малешевци). He writes monographies and texts about history of certain settlements, origin of population and families. His works consider ethnographical, historical and genetic genealogy research.
Aleksandar Bačko is laureate of "Mile Nedeljković" award, issued for best contemporary folkloristics book in Serbian in 2010.