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Name of Object:

Gjorgij Pulevski

Location:

Skopje, North Macedonia

Holding Institution:

Museum of Macedonia

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Date of Object:

1880s

Material(s) / Technique(s):

Paper

Description:

Gjorgji Pulevski was a prominent figure of the Macedonian Enlightenment. He was born in Galichnik in 1822 and died in Sofia in 1893. In 1873, during his stay in Belgrade, he published the ”Dictionary of Four Languages,” which included Macedonian, Albanian, Greek and Turkish words. His “Dictionary of Three Languages” was issued in 1875. Gjorgji Pulevski was the founder of the Macedonian Literary Society, established in Sofia in 1888. It was one of the independent associations of Macedonian emigrants that made contributions to the awakening of the Macedonian national spirit.

Citation of this web page:

Nada Andonovska (author), Dragan Georgiev, historian (consultant) "Gjorgij Pulevski" in "Sharing History", Museum With No Frontiers, 2024. https://sharinghistory.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;AWE;mc;42;en

Prepared by: Nada Andonovska (author), Dragan Georgiev, historian (consultant)
Copyedited by: Daniel de la VegaDaniel de la Vega

Daniel de la Vega is a copy editor based in Portland, Oregon. He obtained his bachelor’s degree in linguistics from the University of California at Santa Cruz in 2014 and has since done editing and localization work on everything from college applications to magazines to video game dialogue.

MWNF Working Number: MC 042

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