
Gjergj Fishta (1871 – 1940), Franciscan friar, poet, politician and translator.Nikoll Kaçorri (1862 – 1917), Catholic religious, politician and patriot, deputy prime minister with Ismail Qemali, in the first Albanian government (1912–1913).Papa Francesco Antonio Santori (1819 – 1894), writer, poet and playwright.Giuseppe Crispi (1781 – 1859), one of the major figures of the Arbëresh community of Sicily of that era, wrote a number of works on the Albanian language.
Papa Nikollë Filja (1691 – 1769), priest and writer. Pjetër Bogdani (1630 – 1689), Catholic bishop and writer, author of the first Albanian work in prose. Frang Bardhi (1606 – 1644), Catholic bishop, lexicographer, folklorist and ethnographer, author of the first dictionary of the Albanian language known so far. Papa Luca Matranga (1567 – 1619), priest and scholar, author of the first literary expression arbëresh of the Albanians in diaspora. Pjetër Budi (1565 – 1622), Catholic priest and writer, published three books in Albanian and I leave several poems in his native language. Gjon Buzuku (1499 – 1577), bishop Catholic, author of the oldest known document in Albanian: a translation of the Roman Missal, " Meshari" ( 1555). Father Marin Barleti (1450 – 1513), Catholic ecclesiastic and writer, author of the life of Scanderbeg. Dhimitër Frangu (1443 – 1525), friar and scholar of a noble family, treasurer and councilor of Giorgio Castriota, in 1480 wrote the first biography, in Latin, on the life of Skanderbeg, from which all later writers drew. JSTOR ( June 2020) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message). Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.įind sources: "Lists of Albanians" – news Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources.
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