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George Ostrogorsky
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Russian Byzantinist (1902-1976)
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George Ostrogorsky was a historian, university teacher, and classical scholar specializing in Byzantine studies. Born in Saint Petersburg in 1902, he held citizenship in the Russian Empire, the Soviet Union, and the Kingdom and Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. He was educated at Heidelberg University and worked as an employee of the University of Wrocław and the University of Belgrade. He spoke Serbian and German.
Ostrogorsky authored the work *History of the Byzantine State*, which included a foreword by Peter Charanis and was translated from German by Joan Hussey. He was a member of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts, the Austrian Academy of Sciences, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the Academy of Athens. He died in Belgrade in 1976 and was buried at the Belgrade New Cemetery.
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- History of the Byzantine State, with a foreword by Peter Charanis. Translated from the German by Joan Hussey.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Georgy
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
- Place of birth
- Saint Petersburg
- Place of death
- Belgrade
- Educated at
- Heidelberg University
- Employer
- University of Belgrade
- Languages spoken
- Serbian
- Field of work
- Byzantine studies
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- date of birth
- 1902-01-19
- date of death
- 1976-10-24
- place of burial
- Belgrade New Cemetery
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