Hajim S. Davičo (1854-1918)

Abstract

Ova kratka biografija Hajima S. Daviča nema pretenzija da pruži potpunu sliku njegove mnogostruke i interesantne ličnosti. Širok, radoznao i obrazovan duh, Davičo je delovao sa uspehom u raznim oblastima: kao diplomatski, privredni i finansijski činovnik Srbije, kao pisac pripovedaka, književnih i pozorišnih kritika i članaka, i kao plodan prevodilac. Ogledao se i u putopisu, prikupljao folkloristički materijal, pisao političke članke, raspravljao ekonomska pitanja. U državnoj službi zauzimao je visoke položaje kao načelnik Ministarstva inostranih poslova, kao konzul u Trstu, Minhenu i Solunu, kao načelnik Ministarstva narodne privrede i Ministarstva finansija.

This short biography of Hajim S. Davičo has no pretensions to give a complete picture of his manifold and interesting personality. A broad, curious and knowledgeable spirit, Davičo has worked with success in various fields: as a diplomatic, economic and financial official of Serbia, as a writer of short stories, literary and theatrical reviews and articles, and as a prolific translator. He also looked at travelogues, collected folkloristic material, wrote political articles and discussed economic issues. In the civil service, he held senior positions as Chief of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as Consul in Trieste, Munich, and Thessaloniki, as Chief of the Ministry of the Economy and the Ministry of Finance.