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What was Vuk Karadžić's profession?

Poet
Philologist
Painter
Musician

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Philologist Vuk Karadžić was a prominent Serbian linguist, reformer of the Serbian language, and collector of Serbian folklore. He is best known for his work in standardizing the Serbian language, creating a new alphabet based on the Cyrillic script, and publishing a dictionary and grammar of the Serbian language. Karadžić also collected and published Serbian folk songs and fairy tales, which had a significant impact on Serbian literature and culture.