About Jan Evstrat Vithkuqari
Lived 1755 – 1822 (aged 66–67). Jan Evstrat Vithkuqari was an Albanian translator.
Jan Evstrat Vithkuqari (ca. 1755-1822) was an Albanian scholar, educator, and translator.
Life
He was born in Vithkuq, Ottoman Empire (modern Albania) possibly in 1755. He studied in the New Academy of Moscopole, where he worked as a teacher. He also worked as a teacher in Arta, Përmet and Ioannina. Apart from Albanian, which he spoke in the Tosk dialect, he knew English and Greek.
He wrote a grammar book of the Albanian language and was the co-author of a 2000-word English-Greek-Albanian dictionary included in William Martin Leake's Researches in Greece published in 1814.
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Frequently asked questions
Who was Jan Evstrat Vithkuqari?
Albanian writer
When was Jan Evstrat Vithkuqari born?
Jan Evstrat Vithkuqari was born in 1755 in Vithkuq.
When did Jan Evstrat Vithkuqari die?
Jan Evstrat Vithkuqari died in 1822.
What was Jan Evstrat Vithkuqari's occupation?
Jan Evstrat Vithkuqari was a translator.
What nationality was Jan Evstrat Vithkuqari?
Jan Evstrat Vithkuqari was Albanian.
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