Evgenije Popović

Evgenije "Đena" Popović (Serbian Cyrillic: Евгеније Поповић) (1842, Risan, Dalmatia, Austria-Hungary - 1931, Trieste, Kingdom of Italy) was a Montenegrin statesmen, journalist, diplomat, politician, writer and editor.

Evgenije "Đena" Popović was born in 1842 on his father's ship in Risan, a town in the Kingdom of Dalmatia of the Dual Monarchy of Austria-Hungary. Though born in Risan, where his parents had settled in before his birth, Popović's family descends from the Kuči tribe. He finished grade school in Trieste as a school friend of Prince Nicholas of Montenegro. He later graduated Law School in Italy, gaining a PhD, and settled his life permanently in Italy naturalized. He was a lawyer in Italy, however, casually engaged in journalism and even the editing of Diritto newspaper for a period. He also wrote works on the Adriatic sea and several articles, which were published by local and international press.

Popović was a friend of Italian patriot and member of the Risorgimento, participating in his the detachments of Giuseppe Garibaldi during the struggle for Italian unification. Popović also participated in the Montenegrin-Ottoman War of 1876-1878, in which he was wounded twice. Together with several soldiers, Popović reported the events of the Montenegrin-Ottoman War to international press.

Popović was the Montenegrin consul in Rome, Italy from 1897 till 1900, when he became the Montenegrin general-consul in Rome. While consul, Popovic visited a rich collection of Montenegro antiques. He held his position as general-consul until 1917.

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