Ivan Vazov

Ivan Vazov
Иван Минчов Вазов
Contemporary image of writer, Ivan Vazov
Born(1850-07-09)9 July 1850
Died22 September 1921(1921-09-22) (aged 71)
NationalityBulgarian
Occupation(s)poet, novelist, playwright
Known forPatriarch of Bulgarian literature
PartnerEvgenia Mars
Parent(s)Saba and Mincho Vazov

Ivan Minchov Vazov (Bulgarian: Иван Минчов Вазов; 9 July [O.S. 27 June] 1850 – 22 September 1921) was a Bulgarian poet, novelist, and playwright, often referred to as "the Patriarch of Bulgarian literature".[1][2][3] He was born in Sopot, a town in the Rose Valley of Bulgaria (then part of the Ottoman Empire). The works of Ivan Vazov reveal two historical epochs - the Bulgarian Renaissance and the Post-Liberation (from Ottoman Empire rule) epoch. Ivan Vazov holds the highest honorary title of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences - Academician. He acted as Education and People Enlightenment Minister from September 7, 1897, until January 30, 1899, representing the People's Party.

  1. ^ Bourchier, James David (1911). "Bulgaria/Language" . In Chisholm, Hugh (ed.). Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 04 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 784–786, see page 786, around line 20. The most distinguished Bulgarian man of letters is Ivan Vazoff (b. 1850), whose epic and lyric poems and prose works form the best specimens of the modern literary language. His novel Pod Igoto....
  2. ^ Grogan, Ellinor (June 1922). "Ivan Vazov". The Slavonic Review. 1 (1): 225–227. JSTOR 4201601.
  3. ^ Robinson, Lucy Catlin Bull (1917). "Ivan Vazov, Critical and Biographical Introduction". In Warner, C.D.; et al. (eds.). The Library of the World's Best Literature. An Anthology in Thirty Volumes. Vol. 26. Retrieved 18 June 2018 – via Bartleby.com (Great Books Online).