Petko Slaveykov

Petko Slaveykov
Born(1827-11-17)17 November 1827
Tarnovo, Ottoman Empire
Died1 July 1895(1895-07-01) (aged 67)
Sofia, Principality of Bulgaria
Resting placeCentral Sofia Cemetery
42°42′47.5″N 023°20′02.4″E / 42.713194°N 23.334000°E / 42.713194; 23.334000
Occupation(s)Poet, Publicist, Politician
SpouseIrina Raykova
ChildrenPencho Slaveykov

Petko Rachov Slaveykov (Bulgarian: Петко Рачов Славейков) (17 November 1827 OS – 1 July 1895 OS ) was a Bulgarian poet, publicist, politician and folklorist.[1]

  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:- "and Petko Slaveikoff (died 1895), whose poems, patriotic, satirical and erotic, moulded the modern poetical language and exercised a great influence over the people".