Kuzman Shapkarev | |
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 Kuzman Shapkarev decorated with the Bulgarian Order "For Civil Merit",
5th Class | |
| Native name | Кузман Шапкарев |
| Born | 1 February 1834 Ohrid, Manastir Vilayet Ottoman Empire |
| Died | 18 March 1909 (aged 75) Sofia, Bulgaria |
| Occupation | Writer, publicist, teacher, folklorist |
| Language | Bulgarian |
| Period | Bulgarian National Revival |
| Spouse | Elisaveta Miladinova-Shapkareva (d. 1870), Ekaterina Shapkareva |
| Children | Kliment Shapkarev, Ivan Shapkarev |
Kuzman Anastasov Shapkarev (Bulgarian and Macedonian: Кузман Анастасов Шапкарев, romanized: Kuzman Anastasov Šapkarev; 1 January 1834 – 18 March 1909) was a Bulgarian[1][2][3] folklorist and ethnographer from the Ottoman region of Macedonia, author of textbooks and ethnographic studies, and a figure of the Bulgarian National Revival.
- ^ Autobiography of Kuzman Shapkarev, 1864, Macedonian review, year ІІІ, 1927, № 1, № 2.; Also in "Materials for the Revival of Bulgarian national spirit in Macedonia".
- ^ MacDermott, Mercia (1998). Bulgarian Folk Customs. Jessica Kingsley. p. 31. ISBN 1-85302-485-6.
- ^ Maria Couroucli; Tchavdar Marinov, eds. (2017). Balkan Heritages: Negotiating History and Culture. Taylor & Francis. p. 20. ISBN 9781134800759.