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'''Karl Gurakuqi''' ( |
'''Karl Gurakuqi''' (24 March 1895 – 6 December 1971) was an [[Albanians|Albanian]] linguist and folklorist. |
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| birth_date = {{birth date|1895|3|24}} |
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| birth_place = [[Shkodër]], Albania |
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| death_date = {{death date and age|1971|12|6|1895|3|24}} |
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| death_place = [[Palermo]], [[Italy]] |
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| nationality = Albanian |
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| occupation = Linguist, folklorist |
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| education = [[Pjetër Meshkalla High School]] |
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| alma_mater = [[University of Graz]] |
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== Life == |
== Life == |
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Born in [[Shkodër]] in 1895 he first studied in the [[Shkodër Jesuit College|Jesuit Saverian College]] of Shkodër and later [[Salzburg]]. In the mid 1910s he graduated from the faculty of humanities of the [[University of Graz]]. In 1921 in [[Vlorë]], he was elected general secretary of the Fatherland Federation, a democratic organization led by [[Avni Rustemi]]. Later he worked as a professor of [[Albanian language|Albanian]] and [[Latin language|Latin]] in the [[Queen Mother Pedagogical Institute]] in [[ |
Born in [[Shkodër]] in 1895 he first studied in the [[Shkodër Jesuit College|Jesuit Saverian College]] of Shkodër and later [[Salzburg]]. In the mid 1910s he graduated from the faculty of humanities of the [[University of Graz]]. In 1921 in [[Vlorë]], he was elected general secretary of the Fatherland Federation, a democratic organization led by [[Avni Rustemi]]. Later he worked as a professor of [[Albanian language|Albanian]] and [[Latin language|Latin]] in the [[Queen Mother Pedagogical Institute]] in [[Tirana]]. From 1940 to 1944 he was a member of the Institute of Albanian Studies, the predecessor of the [[Academy of Sciences of Albania]]. As a member of the institute in 1941 he became one of the editor of a two-volume anthology of Albanian literature.<ref name="Cornis-PopeNeubauer2007">{{cite book|last1=Cornis-Pope|first1=Marcel|last2=Neubauer|first2=John|title=History of the literary cultures of East-Central Europe: junctures and disjunctures in the 19th and 20th centuries|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-0mJ7blUGtQC&pg=PA410|accessdate=3 July 2011|date=2007-07-15|publisher=John Benjamins Publishing Company|isbn=978-90-272-3455-1|page=410}}</ref> After World War II he co-wrote the ''Albanian-German Dictionary'' of the [[Austrian Academy of Sciences]]. From the 1950s to his death in 1971 he worked as a professor of Albanian studies in the [[University of Palermo]], [[Italy]]. He died in Palermo in 1971. |
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Latest revision as of 13:48, 3 January 2025
Karl Gurakuqi (24 March 1895 – 6 December 1971) was an Albanian linguist and folklorist.
Karl Gurakuqi | |
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| Born | March 24, 1895 Shkodër, Albania |
| Died | December 6, 1971 (aged 76) |
| Nationality | Albanian |
| Education | Pjetër Meshkalla High School |
| Alma mater | University of Graz |
| Occupation(s) | Linguist, folklorist |
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Life
[edit]Born in Shkodër in 1895 he first studied in the Jesuit Saverian College of Shkodër and later Salzburg. In the mid 1910s he graduated from the faculty of humanities of the University of Graz. In 1921 in Vlorë, he was elected general secretary of the Fatherland Federation, a democratic organization led by Avni Rustemi. Later he worked as a professor of Albanian and Latin in the Queen Mother Pedagogical Institute in Tirana. From 1940 to 1944 he was a member of the Institute of Albanian Studies, the predecessor of the Academy of Sciences of Albania. As a member of the institute in 1941 he became one of the editor of a two-volume anthology of Albanian literature.[1] After World War II he co-wrote the Albanian-German Dictionary of the Austrian Academy of Sciences. From the 1950s to his death in 1971 he worked as a professor of Albanian studies in the University of Palermo, Italy. He died in Palermo in 1971.
Sources
[edit]- ^ Cornis-Pope, Marcel; Neubauer, John (2007-07-15). History of the literary cultures of East-Central Europe: junctures and disjunctures in the 19th and 20th centuries. John Benjamins Publishing Company. p. 410. ISBN 978-90-272-3455-1. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
Categories:
- 1895 births
- 1971 deaths
- Linguists from Albania
- People from Shkodër
- University of Graz alumni
- Academic staff of the University of Palermo
- People from Scutari vilayet
- Albanian Roman Catholics
- Albanian folklorists
- Queen Mother Pedagogical Institute faculty
- German–Albanian translators
- 20th-century linguists
- 20th-century translators