Berlin: Ambassador Janković unveiled a memorial plaque dedicated to Serbian writer Laza Lazarević

This memorial plaque was erected at the initiative of the Serbian Embassy in Germany, at Schumannstraße in central Berlin, in the building where Laza Lazarević lived during his medical studies, from 1872 and 1879 and received his doctorate at Friedrich Wilhelm University, nowadays known as Humboldt University of Berlin.

Ambassador Snežana Janković said that this is a great day for all Serbs in Berlin, for the Embassy of Serbia in Germany and for Serbian-German relations and cooperation in the field of culture.

The Ambassador thanked Humboldt University of Berlin for providing information about the address where Laza Lazarević was registered at as a student, as well as Wolf von Moltke, the owner of the building where our writer lived, for understanding the importance and place that Laza Lazarević occupies in Serbian culture and medicine.

She highlighted that today was a celebration of this great writer, doctor and humanist, who left an indelible mark in Serbian literature and medicine during his short life, and stated that Laza Lazarević was an exceptional and noble person, and that he is a source of inspiration for generations of Serbs.

Wolf von Moltke spoke at the reception, saying that he gladly accepted the Embassy's initiative to erect a memorial plaque on the listed building, which, in addition to Laza Lazarević, was home to several famous German writers, including Erich Kästner.

Vesna Cidilko, a retired Slavist and professor at Humboldt University of Berlin, also addressed the guests and spoke enthusiastically about the place Laza Lazarević, as the founder of Serbian realism, occupies in our literature, his works, and his scientific contribution to psychiatry and other medical fields.