Kosta Grupčević

Kosta Grupče(vić) (; ; 1849–1907) was a Serbian newspaper editor, publisher and translator. He was among the first Macedonists, a founder and leader of the Secret Macedonian Committee, and later promoted Serbian interests.

Life He was born in Ohrid, Ottoman Empire, in 1849. Grupčević was part of the Ottoman Macedonian upper-middle class. who became his close friend. He developed a vague sense of Macedonianness, as a supra-national identity. Historians do not know when exactly Grupčević came into contact with Serbian diplomatic circles or an official Serbian agenda. The establishment of SMC marked the beginning of the pro-Serbian activities by its activists. who was also his sponsor. In 1886, he became part of the Association of Serbo-Macedonians, headquartered in Constantinople, founded and led by Novaković, for the realization of the Serbian cause. Grupčević settled in Constantinople. Shapkarev also referred to him as "worthless, vile and despicable."

In 1888, together with Evro, he prepared the Macedonian Primer, in Macedonian, under the influence of the Serbian language. It was sent to Belgrade for evaluation in June 1888. However, the primer was not accepted due to relying predominantly on Macedonian, thus the primer by Milojko Veselinović was accepted and published instead. Per Macedonian linguist Trajko Stamatoski, their primer was declined because it did not comply with Novaković's instructions. In 1895, he became the editor of the Serbian newspaper Carigradski glasnik, In 1897, he became the owner of the newspaper. Grupčević also collaborated with the newspapers Golub, Zornica and Novini.