- Djordje Stanojevic (Negotin, April 7, 1858 – Paris, December 24, 1921)
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He studied natural sciences in Belgrade, specializing in astrophysics and solar physics.
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He pursued further training in Berlin, Potsdam, and Hamburg, and worked at observatories in Greenwich, Cambridge, and Pulkovo.
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He researched the solar corona and participated in international expeditions observing solar eclipses (Siberia, 1887; Sahara).
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One of the pioneers of electrification in Serbia; credited with introducing the first electric lighting in Belgrade.
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Designer of the first hydroelectric power plants in Serbia, including the plant on the Đetinja River near Užice.
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Professor and Rector of the Great School and the University of Belgrade.
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He died in 1921 in Paris and was buried in Belgrade.
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