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Yordan Ivanov

1872 – 1947

Bulgarian historian

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About Yordan Ivanov

Lived 1872 – 1947 (aged 75). Yordan Ivanov was a Bulgarian philologist, archaeologist, literary historian, slavist, romanist and ethnographer.

Yordan Ivanov was a Bulgarian literary historian. A full member of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences since 1909, he was an expert on the literary and cultural heritage of the Bogomils.

Ivanov is known as the discoverer of the manuscript original of Istoriya Slavyanobolgarskaya in the Zograf Monastery. He was the favorite lecturer of Yordan Yovkov.

He wrote several fundamental historical works revealing the Bulgarian character of Macedonia, and many studies on his home town and region.

From 1920 to 1923 and again from 1927 to 1930, he was posted as a professor of Bulgarian language at the Institut national des langues et civilisations orientales in Paris, which laid the foundation for Cyrillo-Methodian Studies in France.

Selected books North Macedonia (1906) Bulgarians in Macedonia (1915)

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Sofia University, University of Lausanne
Employers
Sofia University, École nationale des langues orientales vivantes
Also known as
Jordan Ivanov, Ǐordan Ivanov

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Yordan Ivanov?

Bulgarian historian

When was Yordan Ivanov born?

Yordan Ivanov was born on 6 January 1872 in Kyustendil.

When did Yordan Ivanov die?

Yordan Ivanov died on 29 July 1947 in Sofia.

What was Yordan Ivanov's occupation?

Yordan Ivanov was a philologist, archaeologist, literary historian, slavist, romanist and ethnographer.

What nationality was Yordan Ivanov?

Yordan Ivanov was Bulgarian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Yordan Ivanov

· Wikidata: Q12282139

· DBpedia: Yordan Ivanov (literary historian)

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