Nikola Bošković

Nikola Bošković
Born1642 (1642)
Orahov Do, Ottoman Empire (modern-day Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Died18 September 1721(1721-09-18) (aged 78–79)
Dubrovnik, Republic of Ragusa (modern-day Croatia)
CitizenshipRepublic of Ragusa
Occupation(s)writer, trader
SpousePaola Bettera

Nikola Bošković (pronounced [nǐkola bôʃkoʋit͡ɕ], 1642 – 18 September 1721) was a Ragusan merchant, whose travels in Ottoman Raška were included in Illyricum sacrum. He is best known as the father of Roger Joseph Boscovich (Ruđer Bošković).

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