Exhibition “I Search for the Beginning, Glow and Hours Still…” from the cycle “The Greats of Pharmacy”
By Jelena Manojlović
Gallery of Science and Technology of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Đure Jakšića 2
Gallery hours: Monday – Friday 10 AM – 8 PM, Saturday 10 AM – 3 PM
The exhibition focuses on academics Setvan Jakovljević and Jovan Tucakov, greats in the field of pharmacy.
The exhibition will feature archival materials, personal items, audio recordings and photographs from various private collections. The author’s intention is to present to a wider audience the professional significance of these two exceptional individuals, significant for the development of pharmacy studies in Serbia, as well as for the overall societal progress.
Academician Stevan Jakovljević, better known as a writer and academic in literature, was known to only a few as the first head of the Pharmaceutical Department and the first professor of botany at the Faculty of Pharmacy. He left behind a significant scientific legacy, and even one silicate algae bears his name.
Academician Jovan Tucakov, in the field of medical sciences, was the founder of the “Josif Pančić” institute and the first professor of pharmacognosy at the Faculty of Pharmacy. He was publicly recognized as the foremost expert in medicinal plants from both a professional and scientific standpoint. His book “Treatment with Herbs” is renowned and even recognized by children in family libraries.