Jovan Stejić

Jovan Stejić (Stari Arad, Habsburg monarchy, 1803 – Belgrade, Principality of Serbia, 23 November 1853[1]) was a Serbian writer, philologist, critic of Vuk Karadžić's reform and medical doctor.

[2][3][4] Jovan Stejić is the first Serb Doctor of Medicine who came to work in Principality of Serbia.

[6] Upon his arrival organized civil health service in Serbia started to function.

He also translated parts of Lucian of Samosata, August von Kotzebue, Hugues Felicité Robert de Lamennais, and some of Rabnera's brilliant German satires.

He read Sir Walter Scott and recommended him to dramatist Joakim Vujić and novelist Milovan Vidaković.