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Stefan Mladenov

1880 – 1963

Bulgarian linguist

Linguist University teacher Dialectologist
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Lived 1880 – 1963 (aged 82). Stefan Mladenov was a Bulgarian linguist, university teacher, dialectologist and slavist.

Stefan Mladenov ( – 1 May 1963) was a Bulgarian linguist and dialectologist, a specialist in Indo-European linguistics, Slavic studies, Balkan studies, Bulgarian studies and a scientist of world renown and authority.

Career He was the first translator of Henrik Ibsen into Bulgarian. Corresponding Member of a number of Academies of Sciences, including the Russian Academy of Sciences (the only Bulgarian scientist during the Soviet period until the end of World War II); The German Academy of Sciences; Polish Academy of Sciences and more, including King's College London.

He led the Bulgarian delegation to the First Linguistic Congress in Prague in 1935. In 1929, his "History of the Bulgarian language" was published in German under the review of Max Vasmer. Previously edited the special part in the second and third volume of the first three-volume story in Bulgarian by Benyo Tsonev. His writings are fundamental to historical comparativism, because Old Bulgarian is the fourth classical and medieval literary language (see trilingual heresy).

Stefan Mladenov made a special contribution to clarifying the historical influence of the Bulgarian language and to the emergence of languages from the Balkan Linguistic Union. According to Mladenov, the South Slavic speeches within this union are Bulgarian.

Publications Stefan Mladenov has over 1100 scientific publications. More than 140 reviews and reviews from around the world have been published for his work. In the 20th century and in the run up to the discovery of the Internet, it was one of the largest facilities in comparative linguistics and historical linguistics in the world.

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Education
Sofia University
Employers
Sofia University
Awards
Dimitrov Prize medal

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Stefan Mladenov?

Bulgarian linguist

When was Stefan Mladenov born?

Stefan Mladenov was born on 15 December 1880 in Vidin.

When did Stefan Mladenov die?

Stefan Mladenov died on 1 May 1963 in Sofia.

What was Stefan Mladenov's occupation?

Stefan Mladenov was a linguist, university teacher, dialectologist and slavist.

What nationality was Stefan Mladenov?

Stefan Mladenov was Bulgarian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Stefan Mladenov

· Wikidata: Q12295247

· DBpedia: Stefan Mladenov

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