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Gurakuqi was born to a Catholic family in Shkodër, a vilayet center of the Ottoman Empire at the time, on February 19, 1879. He studied at the Jesuit -run St. Xavier College [2] He was also a poet and published under the pen name Jakin Shkodra and Lekë Gruda. He published articles in Albania, Drita, Kalendari-kombëtar, Liria e Shqipërisë ...
The Luigj Gurakuqi University of Shkodër ( Albanian: Universiteti i Shkodrës "Luigj Gurakuqi") is an Albanian public university established in 1957. [ 1][ 2] It has 6 faculties, 26 branches, 21 departments and more than 190 professors. It has been the major institution of higher education in the region, especially in the technical and ...
Henrik Lacaj (February 11, 1909 – March 12, 1991) was an Albanian humanitarian, linguist, and translator. [1] He authored textbooks, plays, and various studies on historical figures such as Scanderbeg and Luigj Gurakuqi, [2] but in Albania he is most venerated for his numerous translations of Latin and Greek masterpieces.
Ismail Qemali ( Albanian: [ismail cɛmal] ⓘ; 16 January 1844 – 26 January 1919), was an Albanian politician and statesman who is regarded as the founder of modern Albania. He served as the first prime minister of Albania from December 1912 until his resignation in January 1914. Born in Vlorë to an Albanian noble family, Qemali developed an ...
Arta Dobroshi (born 1980) – [14] first Kosovar actress to walk the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival, [15] the Berlin International Film Festival and the Sundance Film Festival, [16] and to be nominated for the European Film Award; Eliza Dushku (born 1980) – of Albanian descent
Luigj Gurakuqi University: 18 April 1957 12 Aleksandër Xhuvani University: 12 November 1991 13 Eqrem Çabej University: 8 January 1971 14 Fan Noli University: 29 May 1992 15 Ismail Qemali University: 28 February 1994
Luigj Gurakuqi University Library ( Albanian: Biblioteka e Universitetit të Shkodrës “Luigj Gurakuqi”) is the library of the Luigj Gurakuqi University of Shkodra in Shkodër, Albania. It traces its history to the establishment of the Pedagogical Institute in 1957 with a stock of about 1000 books, mainly in Albanian. Today, this library ...
Zog I (Ahmed Muhtar Zogolli; 8 October 1895 – 9 April 1961) was the leader of Albania from 1922 to 1939. At age 27, he first served as Albania's youngest ever Prime Minister (1922–1924), then as president (1925–1928), and finally as king (1928–1939).