Nikola Bošković

Nikola Bošković (Orahov Do, 1642 – 18 September 1721) was a trader for the Republic of Ragusa as a in the service of Rad Getaldić, who then dispatched him to Novi Pazar in Sandžak, Ottoman Empire (today Serbia) to learn from the local traders. Bošković returned to Ragusa as a very wealthy man.

He was born in Orahov Do, near Popovo polje, present-day Bosnia and Herzegovina. His father was Boško (hence his surname).^[1]

His travels through Rascia ('Relazione della Provincia della Rassia'^[2]) were written down by a Jesuit priest Riggeputti who was collecting material for his work Illyricum Sacrum, a history of Christianity in the Balkans. Bošković describes the historical and sacral monuments of Rascia including several Orthodox monasteries and royal palaces, and also comments on the sad state of Roman Catholic Church in these lands under the Turkish rule. After settling down in Dubrovnik, Nikola married a daughter of a local notable of Italian origin, Paola Bettera (Pavica Betera). The two had eight children, the second youngest, Ruđer Bošković (Roger Boscovich), being the most famous.

Sources

1. ^ Rad Jugoslavenske akademije znanosti i umjetnosti , p. 2
2. ^ [1]

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Name	Boskovic, Nikola
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Date of birth	1642
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Date of death	18 September 1721
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