Abas Ermenji

History Ermenji was born in the village of Ermenj, Skrapar on 12 December 1913. He was educated in the Berat elementary and middle school. He attended high school in Shkodra. Between 1934 and 1938, Ermenji went to university at the Sorbonne, Paris and was a member of the Faculty of Literature with a specialization in History.

Ermenji returned to Albania in 1938 and was appointed professor at the Lycée of Korçë where he taught until November 1939. He was arrested on 28 November 1939 by the Italians as one of the organizers of a rally against the fascist occupation in Korça. He went into exile on the island of Ventotene. Abas Ermenji died at the age of 89. On the 6th anniversary of his death, Ermenji's monograph Vendi që zë Skënderbeu në Historinë e Shqipërisë - Skanderbeg’s Place in the History of Albania was published.