Gjergj Qiriazi
Gjergj Qiriazi George Kyrias | |
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.jpg) Gjergj Qiriazi | |
| Born | 27 May 1868[1] |
| Died | 30 December 1912 (aged 44) |
| Other names | George Kyrias |
| Citizenship | Ottoman |
| Known for | Christian Literature Albanian School in Korçë "Bashkim' i Kombit" newspaper Congress of Monastir |
| Notable work | Kënkë të shenjtëruara (Monastir, 1906) |
| Relatives | Brother of Gjerasim Qiriazi (1858-1894) Sevasti Qiriazi (1871-1949) Parashqevi Qiriazi (1880-1970)[2] |
Gjergj Qiriazi, known as George Kyrias in English (27 May 1868 — 30 December 1912), was an Albanian publisher and writer. He was born in Monastir (modern Bitola), Ottoman Empire (now North Macedonia), where he attended the local school. Like his brother Gjerasim, he studied at the American College in Samokov, Bulgaria. He worked for the British and Foreign Bible Society and took over the direction of the first Albanian girls' school in Korçë upon the death of his brother. In 1908 he was the president of the Albanian Bashkimi club in Monastir and later became vice-president.[3] In 1908, he was a delegate at the Congress of Monastir.[4] Qiriazi also worked as an interpreter at the Austro-Hungarian consulate in Bitola.[5] A Turkish language high school (idadiye) for boys was created in 1908 and Qiriazi was appointed as a teacher of the Albanian language.[6] In 1909, the Young Turk government planned to assassinate Qiriazi for his involvement in the Albanian national movement.[7]
Gjergj Qiriazi was one of the founders of the Albanian printing press Bashkimi i Kombit. He helped his brother Gejrasim to publish two volumes of literature, namely Hristomathi a udhëheqës për ç'do shtëpi shqiptari (Monastir, 1902) and a co-wrote with him a collection of religious verse Kënkë të shenjtëruara (Monastir, 1906).[8]
Qiriazi also translated John Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress as Udhëtari, printed in 1927 by Dhori Koti publishers.
See also
References
- ^ "153-vjetori i lindjes së Gjergj Qiriazit". Albanian Profile. Retrieved 2021-06-15.
- ^ a b Elsie, Robert (2001). A dictionary of Albanian religion, mythology, and folk culture. Library of Congress: New York University Press. pp. 210–212. ISBN 0-8147-2214-8. Retrieved 2010-10-05.
- ^ Skendi 1967, pp. 350, 353.
- ^ Skendi 1967, p. 370.
- ^ Skendi 1967, p. 207.
- ^ Skendi 1967, p. 367.
- ^ Skendi, Stavro (1967). The Albanian national awakening. Princeton: Princeton University Press. p. 363. ISBN 9781400847761.
- ^ Aux origines du nationalisme albanais: la naissance d'une nation by Nathalie Clayer. 2007. [1]
- 1868 births
- 1912 deaths
- People from Bitola
- People from Manastir vilayet
- Albanian Protestants
- 19th-century Albanian writers
- Albanian publishers (people)
- Albanian educators
- Activists of the Albanian National Awakening
- 20th-century Albanian writers
- English–Albanian translators
- Albanian schoolteachers
- Congress of Elbasan delegates
- 19th-century translators
- Kyrias family