Jaša Tomić
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| Jaša Tomić Јаша Томић |
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 A new statue of Jaša Tomić in Dunavska street, in Novi Sad
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| Born | 1856 Vršac, Austrian Empire |
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| Died | 1922 Novi Sad, Kingdom of SCS |
| Occupation | politician, publicist, journalist and literate |
Jaša Tomić (Serbian Cyrillic: Јаша Томић; Vršac, 1856 - Novi Sad, 1922) was a Serb politician, publicist, journalist and literate from Vojvodina, Serbia. He was born in Vršac, where he attended elementary school. Tomić attended gymnasiums in Timişoara and Kecskemét and medical faculties in Vienna and Prague, but later moved to faculty of philosophy.
He was editor of "Srpsko kolo" and "Zastava" magazines and founder of "Narodna slobodoumna stranka" (People's Freethinkers Party), which in 1891 changed name to "Radikalna stranka" (Radical Party). In 1889, Tomić was sentenced to seven years in prison because he murdered Miša Dimitrijević, the editor of "Branik" magazine.
In 1918, Tomić became president of the Serb national board in Novi Sad, where he, at the Great people's assembly of Banat, Bačka and Baranja from November 25, proclaimed separation of these regions from the Kingdom of Hungary and their unification with Serbia. He was also occupied by literary work. Tomić died in Novi Sad and was buried at "Uspensko groblje" (Uspensko cemetery).
[edit] References
- Jovan Mirosavljević, Brevijar ulica Novog Sada 1745-2001, Novi Sad, 2002.
