Stevan Kaćanski

Stevan Vladislav Kaćanski was born into a respectable family, in Srbobran, in Bačka. His parents were Trifon and Julijana, inhabitants of Srbobran. The family got its surname from the village of Kać, from where they moved at the end of the 18th century. Originally from Herzegovina, their last name was Vladisavljević, which is why Kaćanski always put it in front of his last name, or signed it only as Vladislav. He finished primary school in Varadin and Srbobran, and started high school in Sremski Karlovci and finished in Szeged with the support from his uncle Sergije Kaćanski who later became bishop of the Eparchy of Gornji Karlovac, a very learned man and one of the most distinguished clerics there. Already in high school, Kaćanski began writing patriotic songs and became the president of the literary association of Serbs in the Szeged high school. After high school, he enrolled at the Faculty of Philosophy in Pest, but left it very quickly and went on to study law at Jegra (Kingdom of Hungary). His studies were interrupted by the Serb Revolution of 1848-1849. Thanks to his determination and clarity, he quickly gained the trust of the national champions with his poems. With the help of uncle, the Serbian Orthodox bishop of Gornji Karlovac, Kaćanski was elected to the delegation, which in Zagreb negotiated with Josip Jelačić on a joint struggle against nationalist goals of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848. He took part in the defense of Srbobran, in the battles near Bačko Gradište and Sremski Karlovci. He became famous with the patriotic song "Noćnica".

• Skupljene pesme (Collected Poems) • Od Balkana do Adrije (From the Balkans to Adria) • Grahov laz • Narodni zbor • Ljuba Nenadović (amanet sa neba) • Kralj Nikola