Sima Ćirković was a Serbian historian and member of the Serbian Academy of Science and Arts. He was also a member of the Academy of Sciences and Arts of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Academy of Sciences and Arts of Bosnia and Herzegovina

The Academy of Sciences and Arts of Bosnia and Herzegovina is the national academy of Bosnia and Herzegovina.-History:...

, Montenegrin Academy of Sciences and Arts

Montenegrin Academy of Sciences and Arts

Montenegrin Academy of Sciences and Arts is the most important scientific institution of Montenegro....

, Yugoslav Academy of Sciences and Arts and the Vojvodina Academy of Sciences and Arts

Vojvodina Academy of Sciences and Arts

Vojvodinian Academy of Sciences and Art or shortly...

. His works focused on medieval Serbian history.

Activism

In 1986 Ćirković exercised a criticism of the Memorandum of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts

Memorandum of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts

The Memorandum of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts was a draft document produced by a 14-member committee composed by members of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts from 1985 to 1986, presided by Kosta Mihailović...

 while during the Siege of Dubrovnik

Siege of Dubrovnik

The Siege of Dubrovnik is a term marking the battle and siege of the city of Dubrovnik and the surrounding area in Croatia as part of the Croatian War of Independence. Yugoslav People's Army invaded the Dubrovnik area in October 1991 from Montenegro, Bosnia and even parts of Croatia, surrounding...

 he and other Yugoslav historians sent an open letter to the Yugoslavian and Croatian forces asking them to not damage historical district of the city.

External links

• Biography of Sima Ćirković on website of Serbian Academy of Science and Arts