Vuk Stefanović Karadžić

Events

1

Episodes

3

Years

1816–1847

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Vuk Stefanović Karadžić, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

1. Vuk Karadžić publishes the first Serbian dictionary

   1816–1847

   Role: Author and Linguist

   1. 11816-1818 · ViennaEcclesiastical Opposition and Permission

      Metropolitan Stratimirović viewed Karadžić's orthographic reforms as a threat to Church Slavonic traditions, delaying publication.

   2. 21818 · ViennaPublication of Srpski rječnik

      The first edition of the dictionary was published in Vienna in 1818, containing 26,270 vernacular words.

   3. 31818-1847 · ViennaInclusion of Profanity and Criticism

      The dictionary included swear words at the persuasion of Kopitar and Grimm, leading to sharp criticism.

Sources

1. Srpski rječnik Wikipedia, revision of 2026-06-07
2. Vuk Karadžić Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-03