Serbophilia

French poster from WWI

A Serbophile is a person who has a strong positive predisposition or interest toward the government, culture, history, or people of Serbia.^{[citation needed]} This could include Serbia itself and its history, the Serbian language, Serbian cuisine, literature, etc. The opposite of a Serbophile is a Serbophobe – who has a strong negative predisposition toward or dislike of the government, culture, history or people of Serbia.

Historically, Serbophilia has been associated with supporters of the history of Serbian Empire and Serbian Monarchy.^{[clarification needed]}

Serbophiles[edit]

Tom Hanks - famous actor
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe — famous German writer, poet, scientist, artist and politician.^[1]
Jacob Grimm — German philologist, jurist and mythologist.
Archibald Reiss — Swiss publicist, chemist, forensic scientist, a professor at the University of Lausanne.^[2]
Rebecca West — English author, journalist, literary critic and travel writer.^{[citation needed]}
Max Cavalera — Brazilian musician, vocalist and guitarist of bands Sepultura, Nailbomb, Soulfly and Cavalera Conspiracy^[3]
Flora Sandes — British volunteer in World War I.
Chris Webber — Former NBA basketball player with the Sacramento Kings.
Robert De Niro — American actor and director.
Johnny Depp — American actor.
Peter Handke — Austrian novelist and playwright.
J.R.R Tolkien — Author of The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings trilogy.
Orson Welles — American actor, director, writer and producer.
Vincent Price — American actor.
Charles Cather — American journalist and travel writer.
Christian Bale — Welsh-American actor.

"The Chain of Friendship", a comic published in the American newspaper the Brooklyn Eagle in July 1914
Departure for Serbia

Sells, David (1997). Serb 'Demons' Strike Back (Royal Institute of International Affairs) Vol. 53, No. 2