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 Djordje S. SIMIC, politician, diplomat. Born in Belgrade on 16 February 1843. Died in Zemun on 11 October 1921. Completed secondary school in Belgrade. Studied government sciences in Berlin, Heidelberg and Paris. Clerk in the Ministry for Foreign Affairs; Head of Political Department from 1867 to 1882. Consul-General of Serbia in Sofia from 1882-1884. Envoy of Serbia in Sank-Petersburg from 1887-1890. Envoy of Serbia in Vienna from 1890-1894. Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs from 12 January to 21 March 1894. Envoy of Serbia in Vienna from 1894-1896. Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs from 17 December 1896 to 11 October 1897. Envoy of Serbia in Rome in 1900. President of the State Council and Senator in 1901. Envoy of Serbia in Constantinople from 1903-1906. Envoy of Serbia in Vienna from 1906-1912. At disposal from 1912.
One of the founders (1876) and president of the Serbian Red Cross for many years.
Also engaged in translation work.
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