| Safvet beg Bašagić | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 6, 1870 Nevesinje, Herzegovina, Ottoman Empire |
| Died | April 9, 1934 Sarajevo, Kingdom of Yugoslavia |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Nationality | Bosnian |
| Ethnicity | Bosniak |
Dr. Safvet beg Bašagić (May 6, 1870 – April 9, 1934), also known as Mirza Safvet, was a Bosnian writer considered the father of Bosnian Renaissance, and one of Bosnia's most cherished poets at the turn of the 20th century. He was a founder of the cultural society and magazine Gajret, and was elected President of the Bosnian council in 1910. He is also well known for his lexicon that exceeded seven hundred biographies that he compiled over decades.
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He was born in Nevesinje and finished his primary schooling in Konjic, Mostar, and Sarajevo. He received his doctorate at the University of Vienna where he studied Arabic and Persian languages. He taught Oriental languages at the University of Zagreb and was an associate of Silvije Strahimir Kranjčević. Bašagić was curator of the Archeological Museum in Sarajevo from 1919 to 1927.
Bašagić died in 1934 in Sarajevo and is buried in the harem of Gazi Husrev-beg's Mosque.
The Bašagić collection of Islamic manuscripts and old books, which can be found in the holdings of the University Library in Bratislava, was inscribed on UNESCO's Memory of the World Register in 1997.[1] Part of this collection is available on-line from the World Digital Library.