Nationality Yugoslav Other academic advisors Jovan Cvijić | ||
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Died 12 February 1944, Belgrade, Serbia Books Srbi u Banatu: naselja i stanovništvo Alma maters University of Belgrade, Charles University | ||
Jovan Erdeljanović (11 November 1874 – 12 February 1944) was an Serbian and Yugoslav ethnologist.
Biography
Jovan Erdeljanović was born in Pančevo, Austria-Hungary. He studied at the universities of Vienna, Berlin, Leipzig and Prague. In 1905, the student obtained his doctorate as Doctor of Philosophy at Charles University in Prague. In 1906, Erdeljanović began working at the University of Belgrade, elected Professor at Department of Ethnology of the philosophical Faculty since 1922. He remained at the University until 1941 and was member of Serbian Academy of Sciences.
The first recognized work of anthropological interest in ethnicity was done by Erdeljanović, named as one of the founding fathers of Serbian ethnology. His works are influenced by ideas of Evolutionism and Yugoslavism and he represented the theory, that Yugoslavs are people of one blood and one origin.