Hristo G. Danov | |
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Born | |
Died | November 12, 1911 | (aged 83)
Resting place | Church of the Holy Mother of God, Plovdiv 42°8′52.12″N 24°45′2.31″E / 42.1478111°N 24.7506417°E |
Nationality | Bulgarian |
Occupation(s) | publisher, teacher |
Hristo Gruev Danov (Bulgarian: Христо Груев Данов; 27 August 1828 – 11 December 1911) was a Bulgarian enlightener, teacher and book publisher of the Bulgarian National Revival who is regarded as the father of organized book publishing in the Bulgarian lands and hailed as the "Bulgarian Gutenberg".[1] After the Liberation of Bulgaria in 1878, he was also a politician and mayor of Plovdiv.