Mark Krasniqi

Mark Krasniqi (9 October 1920 – 28 August 2015) was a Kosovar Albanian ethnographist, publicist, writer and translator who did most of his work while residing in Yugoslavia.

Biography He was born on 19 October 1920 near Peja, in the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (modern-day Kosovo). He was born to an ethnic Albanian family. He finished elementary school in Peja in the Serbian language and due to his Catholic background attended the Catholic high school in Prizren, being one of few Albanians among mostly Croatians and Slovenes, finishing in 1941. After high school, he studied literature at the University of Padua, Italy and after World War II he studied geography and ethnography at the University of Belgrade. Krasniqi was a contributor to the Rilindja newspaper since 1945 in Prizren. After writing an article related to Marie Shllaku, he was accused of overpassing the nationalistic boundaries and his scholarship got cancelled. Despite that, he graduated in 1950.

After his graduation, until the end of 1961, he worked in the Ethnographical Institute of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts, being one of few ethnic Albanians to receive a membership in that Academy. Since 1961 he lectured at the University of Pristina; he was also a member of Academy of Sciences and Arts of Kosovo. Krasniqi earned his PhD in the University of Ljubljana in 1960. He published various studies and scientific books on ethnography and geography as well as textbooks. He has also served as President of Academy of Sciences and Arts of Kosovo, Dean at the Faculty of Law and Economics, President of Albanian Christian Democratic Party (PShDK), and First Head of the Association of Writers of Kosovo. Beside Albanian and Serbo-Croatian he was fluent in Italian.

Publications

Scientific studies Contemporary socio-geographical changes in Kosovo and Dukagjin , 1963, in Serbo-Croatian, publisher: Rilindja, Pristina, OCLC 631576938 Trails and tracking, Ethnographic studies, 1982, publisher: Shtëpia Botuese "8 Nëntori", Tirana, OCLC 13845605 Trough of Barani: Ethnographic monograph, 1985, publisher: Academy of Sciences and Arts of Kosovo, OCLC 23575118 Rugova: Ethnographic monograph (as co-author), 1987, publisher: Akademija Nauka i Umetnosti Kosova, OCLC 249450825 From the source of traditions, Ethnographic studies, 1991, publisher: Zëri, Pristina, OCLC 500189890 Mythological aspects, beliefs and superstitions , 1997, publisher: Gazeta "Rilindja", Pristina, OCLC 796234833 Our ethnic roots , 2002, publisher: Albanian Christian Democratic Party of Kosovo, Pristina, OCLC 500191010 Faith in Albanian traditions , 2011, publisher: Academy of Sciences and Arts of Kosovo, Hospitality in Albanian traditions , 2005, publisher: Academy of Sciences and Arts of Kosovo, Tolerance in Albanian traditions , 2007, publisher: Academy of Sciences and Arts of Kosovo, Ethnic aspect of migrations: Albanians through violent deportations , 2012, publisher: Academy of Sciences and Arts of Kosovo, Pristina, (Hivzi Islami as co-author) Sami Frasheri and the pedagogy of National Awakening , 1995, publisher: Academy of Sciences and Arts of Kosovo, Pristina, OCLC 439580947 (Jashar Rexhepagiq as co-author) Folkloric Architecture of the Region of Prizren During the 18th and 19th Centuries , 2011, publisher: Academy of Sciences and Arts of Kosovo, Pristina, (Shpresë Siqeca; Pajazit Nushi; Hivzi Islami as co-authors) Woman and the evolution of birth in Kosovo , 2009, publisher: Academy of Sciences and Arts of Kosovo, Pristina, (Mimoza Dushi; Hivzi Islami as co-authors) Collection of works, wrap up of a decade of work 1961-1971 , 1972, publisher: Fakulteti Juridik-Ekonomik i Prishtinës, Pristina, OCLC 500049145 (in Albanian and Serbo-Croatian) Etno-geographical meaning of Rugova's toponyms , 1982, publisher: Yugoslavian Academy of Arts and Sciences, Zagreb, OCLC 438827593

Textbooks Economical geography , permanent faculty text, 1985 (4th edition, previous three in Serbian) Geography of Yugoslavia, high school text, 1975, publisher: "Enti i teksteve dhe mjeteve mesimore i Krahinës Socialiste Autonome të Kosovës", OCLC 255896663 Geography for elementary school, VIII grade, 3rd edition, 1978

Publicistics Positioning and reactions , publisher: Ars poetica, Pristina, 1995, OCLC 635691315 Kosovo today: detailed report presented to the Belgian Senate, 1992, Brussels, in German and English, OCLC 500191038 Endeavors for Kosovo , 2002, publisher: Albanian Christian Democratic Party of Kosovo, Pristina, OCLC 500189873

Poetry "Grandpa's tales" , 1953, publisher: "Mustafa Bakija", Pristina, OCLC 40093006 "First light" , 1956 "Ordered mail" , 1959, publisher: Rilindja, Pristina, OCLC 320079155 "Illiterate rabbit" , 1974 "Mountain postman" , 1984, publisher: Rilindja, Pristina, OCLC 500047749 (Drita M Jovanović as co-author) "Time's echo" , 1972, publisher: Shtëpia botuese "Naim Frashëri", Tirana, OCLC 13445098 "Beetle's tower" , 1989, publisher: Rilindja, Pristina, OCLC 441007180 "Snowhite" (adaptation), 1956 "Selected poetry for children" , 1998

Translations Spiders (novel), Ivo Ćipiko, Belgrade, 1909, publisher: "Milladin Popovic", Pristina, 1947 The Servant Jernej and His Justice , Ivan Cankar, 1907, publisher: Progres, Pristina, 1949, OCLC: 451225721 The Tale of Tsar Saltan, Alexander Pushkin, 1831 The big year 1941 , evidence regarding World War II in Yugoslavia, various, publisher: Directory of Information, Government of Serbia P.R., Belgrade, 1950 Macedonian writers for children , poetry compilation, various, publisher: Rilindja, Pristina, 1962 "Zambarja e shelqes", poetry compilation from Grigor Vitez, publisher: SGB Rilindja, Pristina, 1960 The Tale of the Dead Princess and the Seven Knights , Alexander Pushkin, 1833, publisher: "Mustafa Bakija", Pristina, 1952 General history, schools and pedagogical ideas (partial translation), Leon Žlebnik, publisher: "Milladin Popoviq", Pristina, 1958 Hedgehog's house, Branko Ćopić, publisher: Nova Makedonija, Shkup, 1964

As co-translator Read and travel China to Paris, Mayakovsky (co-translator Esad Mekuli), publisher: Directorate of Education for Kosmet, Belgrade, 1948 The Tale of the Golden Cockerel, Alexander Pushkin, 1834 (co-translator Esad Mekuli), publisher: Directorate of Education for Kosmet, Belgrade, 1949 Snowhite (adaptation), Hans Christian Andersen, publisher: "Mustafa Bakija", Pristina, 1956 First book for the homeland, Zagorčić - Herzog, publisher: "Mustafa Bakija", Pristina, 1954 (co-translator Adem Bllaca)