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 Sima LOZANIC Ph.D., university professor, scientist. Born in Belgrade on 27 February 1847. Died in Belgrade on 7 June 1935. Completed secondary school and graduated from the Faculty of Law in Belgrade. Studied chemistry in Zurich and Berlin. Professor of chemistry and chemical technology at the Grande Ecole (University) in Belgrade from 1872 to 1924. Minister of Economy from 12 January to 21 March 1894. Minister for Foreign Affairs from 21 March to 15 October 1894. Minister of Economy from 15 October 1894 to 25 June 1895 and from 11 October 1897 to 30 June 1899. Envoy of Serbia n London from 1900. Minister for Foreign Affairs from 23 December 1902 to 23 March 1903. President of the Serbian Committee for Assistance to Refugees from 1916. Head of Mission to the USA to ensure support and assistance to Serbia from the end of 1917.
Member of the Royal Serbian Academy and its president from 1899-1900 and from 1903-1906. Several times Secretary of the Natural Science Department.
Published more than 200 works in the field of applied and experimental chemistry. The first academic to have started organic compounds experiments with weak currents in the research work into the origin of life on the Earth.
As Minister of Economy proposed laws contributing to the country's modernization 1897-1899.
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