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Gjergj Qiriazi
George Kyrias
Gjergj Qiriazi
Born(1868-05-27)27 May 1868[1]
Died30 December 1912(1912-12-30) (aged 44)
NationalityAlbanian
Other namesGeorge Kyrias
CitizenshipOttoman
Known forChristian Literature
Albanian School in Korçë
"Bashkim' i Kombit" newspaper
Congress of Monastir
Notable workKënkë të shenjtëruara (Monastir, 1906)
Parent(s)Dhimitër Qiriazi (1836–1904), Maria Qiriazi (Vodica) (1841–1912)
Relativesbrother of Tashko Qiriazi, Kostandin Qiriazi, Theofania "Fanka" Qiriazi (Trajan), Gjerasim Qiriazi, Sevasti Qiriazi, Kristo Qiriazi, Naum Qiriazi, Perikli "Pandi" Qiriazi, and Parashqevi Qiriazi[2][3]
AwardsNderi i Kombit (Honor of the Nation)

Gjergj Qiriazi, known as George D. Kyrias (27 May 1868 – 30 December 1912), was an Albanian patriot, author, educator, translator, Protestant Bible distributor, organizer of the First Congress of Monastir (1908), and activist of the Albanian National Awakening.

Early years and education[edit]

Gjergj Qiriazi was born in Monastir (modern Bitola), Ottoman Empire (now North Macedonia), where he attended school.

Like his brother Gjerasim, he went on to study at the Collegiate and Theological Institute, a Protestant institution in Samokov, Bulgaria. Alexander Thomson sponsored his education. He attended the school in 1885–1889, but left Bulgaria before graduating, to avoid mandatory conscription into the Bulgarian army.[4]

Biography[edit]

He worked for the American Bible SocietyinSalonica, and then for the British and Foreign Bible Society,[5] 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.[6] In 1908, he was a delegate at the Congress of Monastir.[7] Qiriazi also worked as an interpreter at the Austro-Hungarian consulate in Bitola.[8]ATurkish language high school (idadiye) for boys was created in 1908 and Qiriazi was appointed as a teacher of the Albanian language.[9] In 1909, the Young Turk government planned to assassinate Qiriazi for his involvement in the Albanian national movement.[10]

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).[11]

Qiriazi also translated John Bunyan's Pilgrim's ProgressasUdhëtari, printed in 1927 by Dhori Koti publishers.

Published works[edit]

See also[edit]

Further reading[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "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.
  • ^ Sevasti Qiriazi-Dako. Jeta ime (Shkup: ITSHKSH, 2016), p. 327–330
  • ^ Quanrud, John (2016). Gerasim Kyrias and the Albanian National Awakening, 1858–1894. Tirana: Institute for Albanian and Protestant Studies. pp. 117–118. ISBN 978-0993424823.
  • ^ Kyrias-Dako, Sevasti (2022). My Life: the autobiography of the pioneer of female education in Albania (2nd ed.). IAPS. p. 95. ISBN 978-1946244420.
  • ^ 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]

  • Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gjergj_Qiriazi&oldid=1223071270"

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