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Vladeta Jerotić

ヴラデタ・ジェロティチ

Vladeta Jerotić

Aliases: Владета Јеротић

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1924-08-02 （Belgrade）
Died
2018-09-04 （Belgrade） age 94
Nationality
Serbian
Languages
Serbian
Religion
Serbian Orthodox Church
Residence History
Belgrade

Career

Occupations
Psychiatrist, Psychotherapist, Philosopher, Writer
Active Years
1951-2018
Affiliations
Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Dragiša Mišović Hospital
Memberships
Serbian Analytical Society, International Association of Applied Psychology
Influenced By
Hermann Hesse, Sigmund Freud, Carl Jung

Education

University of Belgrade Faculty of Medicine
Faculty of Medicine / Neuropsychiatry
Degree: MD
Period: 1945-1951
Year of Graduation: 1951
Country: Yugoslavia
Specialized in neuropsychiatry and psychotherapy. Trained in Germany, Switzerland, and France.
Faculty of Orthodox Theology, University of Belgrade
Faculty of Theology / Pastoral Psychology
Period: 1985-1990年代
Country: Serbia
Lectured on pastoral psychology for over a decade.

Awards

Isidora Sekulić Award
2003
Work: Voyages, Notes, Memories: 1951–2000
Organization: Unknown
Result: 受賞
Dositej Obradović Award
2014
Work: Lifetime achievement
Organization: Unknown
Result: 受賞
Order of St. Sava (First Grade)
2001
Organization: Serbian Orthodox Church
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Voyages, Notes, Memories: 1951-2000

2003 Autobiography

Autobiography compiling his voyages, notes, and memories from 1951 to 2000. Winner of Isidora Sekulić Award.

Self-reflectionPsychotherapyLife experiences

Jung između Istoka i Zapada

1990 Essay

Essay on Carl Jung's thought between East and West. Later published in French.

Jungian psychologyEast-West thought
Translations
  • French: Jung entre l'Orient et l'Occident

Translations by Author

  • Sigmund Freud: From Culture and Art / Autobiography (partial translations)

Translations of Works

  • Jung entre l'Orient et l'Occident (French)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
PsychoanalyticPhilosophicalMemoiristic
Recurring Motifs
Human psycheReligion and psychologyIdentity

Legacy

Renowned Serbian psychiatrist, psychotherapist, philosopher, and writer with over 500 publications. Highly regarded for his personality, integrity, and philanthropy. Legacy managed by Jerotić Foundation.

Academic Societies

  • Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts

Archives

  • Jerotić Foundation (Zadužbina Vladete Jerotića)

In Popular Culture

  • In 2021, part of Dalmatinska Street in Belgrade (from Takovska to George Washington) named after him. Featured on 2024 Serbia stamp.

Quotes

  • A man/woman is spiritually restless when she/he both loves and hates one and the same person (his/her child, spouse) sometimes or for a long while. She/he is unhappy when his/her love remains unrequited, she/he is then capable of turning into hate the love previously felt, unhappy when in fear of the loss of a loved one, deeply sorrowful and restless when the loss actually occurs. On the basis of this truth, the great Indian philosopher Buddha grounded his philosophical teaching incorporating the four truths and the eightfold path to salvation. However, one thing remains clear to the Christian and the psychologist that people shall remain restless as long as they love and hate.
    Source: Writings on religious views

Trivia

  • Grew up as the only child of a Royal Court of Audit official in Kosančićev venac, Belgrade.
  • Family was non-nationalist, non-chauvinist, non-communist; no one joined Tito's Partisans or Mihailović's Chetniks.
  • Never joined Communist Party or any political organization.
  • Epistolary contact with Hermann Hesse in 1959.