Yordan Ivanov (literary historian)
Yordan Ivanov was a Bulgarian literary historian. A full member of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences since 1909, he was an expert on the literary and cultural heritage of the Bogomils.
Yordan Ivanov | |
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Йордан Иванов Николов | |
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| Born | Yordan Ivanov Nikolov 6 January 1872 Kyustendil, Bulgaria |
| Died | 29 July 1947 (aged 75) Sofia, Bulgaria |
| Occupation(s) | Literary historian, archeologist, folklorist |
| Known for | Bulgarian studies, Bogomil literature |
| Notable work | La question macedonienne au point de la vue historique, ethnographique et statistique; Livres et legendes bogomiles |
Ivanov is known as the discoverer of the manuscript original of Istoriya Slavyanobolgarskaya in the Zograf Monastery. He was the favorite lecturer of Yordan Yovkov.
He was the author of several fundamental historical works revealing the Bulgarian character of Macedonia, and the author of many studies on his hometown and region.
From 1920–1923 and again from 1927–1930, he was posted as a professor of Bulgarian language at the Institut national des langues et civilisations orientales in Paris, which laid the foundation for Cyrillo-Methodian Studies in France.[1]
Selected books
- North Macedonia (1906)
- Bulgarians in Macedonia (1915)
References
- "Yordan Ivanov (6.01.1872 - 29.VII 1947)". Bibliotheca Slavica. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
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