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Vasil Gyuzelev

b. 1936

Bulgarian historian

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About Vasil Gyuzelev

Born 1936. Vasil Gyuzelev is a Bulgarian medievalist, historian, university teacher and byzantinist.

Vasil Todorov Gyuzelev (, born 19 October 1936) is a Bulgarian historian who studies Bulgaria during the Middle Ages.

Biography Gyuzelev was born in the village of Rakovski (today part of Dimitrovgrad) in 1936. Between 1954 and 1959 he studied history and archaeology in the Sofia University and then worked for a short time in the Museum of History in Dimitrovgrad. Gyuzelev worked in the Sofia university and served as a director of the National Museum of History between 1975 and 1977. In 1995 he became associate member and in 2003 academician of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences.

Publications Gyuzelev is author of more than 50 books and 240 articles.

1969, Prince Boris I: Bulgaria in the second half of the 9th century 1987, Professor Petar Mutafchiev's Reflections on Bulgarian Medieval History 1995, Essays on the History of the Bulgarian Northeast and the Black Sea: the end of the 12th century to the beginning of the 15th century 2000, Reflections - on the New Exhibition of the National History Museum 2001, Dos and Don'ts in My Life as a Museum Worker 2005, An Attempt at a New Eulogy for Brothers Constantine-Cyril and Methodius 2006, Bulgarians are a Nation with an Unlived Childhood —, We are Nostalgic for Another Nessebar

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Education
Sofia University
Employers
Sofia University
Awards
Herder Prize
Also known as
Vasil Todorov Gyuzelev

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Who is Vasil Gyuzelev?

Bulgarian historian

When was Vasil Gyuzelev born?

Vasil Gyuzelev was born on 19 October 1936 in Dimitrovgrad.

What is Vasil Gyuzelev's occupation?

Vasil Gyuzelev is a medievalist, historian, university teacher and byzantinist.

What nationality is Vasil Gyuzelev?

Vasil Gyuzelev is Bulgarian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Vasil Gyuzelev

· Wikidata: Q685907

· DBpedia: Vasil Gyuzelev

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