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Kosovan historian from Prizren
Zef Mirdita
Born(1936-03-13)March 13, 1936
Prizren, Kosovo
DiedApril 4, 2016(2016-04-04) (aged 80)
Zagreb, Croatia
Known forAlbanian historian
University professor
Academic

Zef Mirdita (March 13, 1936 – April 4, 2016) was an Albanian historian, university professor and academic. He has made a significant contribution to the fields of Illyrology and Balkan studies.

Biography

Zef Mirdita was born in Prizren, where he completed his primary education, classical high school in Pazin and Zagreb, while he studied at the Catholic Faculty of Theology in Zagreb (1965). In 1966, he returned to his hometown as a professor at the high school in Prizren, where he taught history, sociology and French. He was engaged at the University of Pristina for the Latin language for students of history and Albanology, while in 1967 he was appointed assistant in the history department of the Faculty of Philosophy of the University of Pristina.

In 1972, he defended his doctoral thesis at the University of Zagreb and specialized in "La Sapienza" University of Rome and then in Heidelberg (1976-1977) and Munich (1991-1992), Germany. In 1983, he was elected a full professor at University of Pristina. He was a member of the National Committee of Yugoslavia (1980-1990) for Balkanology and a member of the Kosovo editorial board for the "Encyclopedia of Yugoslavia. In 1991 he was elected a corresponding member of the Academy of Sciences and Arts of Kosovo.

In 1993, Mirdita left Kosovo and continued his scientific activity in Croatia, as a scientific advisor at the Institute of History (1993–1997) and then as a lecturer of ancient history at the University "J.J. Strossmayer" of Osjek, Croatia (1997–2007). He participated in many scientific congresses and lectured in several university centers as a guest professor. He is the author of a number of publications and a large number of scientific studies. He is the bearer of a number of recognitions and decorations for his contribution to the field of science. Mirdita is the author of a number of publications and a large number of scientific studies.

Selected publications

  • Studime dardane (Dardanian Studies), 1979 OCLC 33980591
  • (in Albanian) Antroponomia e Dardanisë në kohën romake & (in German) Die Anthroponymie der Dardanien zur Römerzeit, 1981 OCLC 492318725
  • Mitet dhe mitologjia në antikë (Myths and mythology in antiquity), 1988 OCLC 440782288
  • Historia e kishës në popullin shqiptar (The history of the church in the Albanian people), 1994
  • Krishterimi ndër shqiptarët (Christianity among Albanians), 1998 OCLC 745474466
  • Religjioni dhe kultet e dardanëve dhe Dardanisë në antikë (The religion and cults of the Dardanians and Dardania in antiquity), 2001 OCLC 314577321
  • (in Croatian) Vlasi u historiografiji (Vlachs in historiography), 2004 OCLC 447519232
  • (in Croatian) Dardanci i Dardanija u antici (Dardanians and Dardania in antiquity, 2016 ISBN 9789537840440

Awards

See also

References

  1. ^ Kraja, Mehmet, ed. (2018). "Fjalori Enciklopedik i Kosovës". (Encyclopedic Dictionary of Kosova) (in Albanian). Vol. 2. Pristina: Akademia e Shkencave dhe e Arteve e Kosovës. p. 1112. ISBN 9789951615846. OCLC 1080379844.
  2. ^ Lafe, Emil, ed. (2009). Fjalor Enciklopedik Shqiptar [Encyclopedic Dictionary of Albania] (in Albanian). Vol. 2. Tiranë: Akademia e Shkencave e Shqipërisë. p. 1734. ISBN 9789995610272. OCLC 426069353.
  3. ^ Anamali, S.; Ceka, N. (1981). "Zef Mirdita, Studime Dardane (Etudes dardaniennes)". Iliria (in Albanian and French). 11 (2): 275–279.
  4. Mirdita, Zef (1978). "Eine Inschrift Aus Ulpianum". Zeitschrift für Papyrologie und Epigraphik (in German). 29: 161–166. JSTOR 20181562.
  5. ^ Karbić, Marija (2016). "Dr. sc. Zef Mirdita (1936. – 2016.)". Povijesni prilozi [Historical contributions] (in Croatian). 35 (50): 325–328. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
  6. Zeqo, Moikom (1988). "Zef Mirdita, Antroponimia e Dardanisë në kohën romake, 1981". Iliria. 18 (1): 281–288.
  7. "Ka vdekur historiani dhe akademiku Zef Mirdita" [Historian and academician Zef Mirdita has died] (in Albanian). Pristina. April 4, 2016. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
  8. Pera, Fatmir (1999). "Zef Mirdita, Krishtenizmi ndër shqiptar (Kršćanstvo u Albanaca), Drita & Albanska katolička Misija u Zagrebu, Prizren-Zagreb 1998., 443 pp". Obnovljeni Život. 54 (2): 294–295.
  9. Mateljak, Anela (2005). "Zef Mirdita, Vlasi u historiografiji, Hrvatski institut za povijest, Zagreb, 2004., 561 pp". Zbornik Odsjeka za povijesne znanosti Zavoda za povijesne i društvene znanosti Hrvatske akademije znanosti i umjetnosti. 23: 293–298.
  10. https://www.info.hazu.hr/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Nagrada_HAZU_pregled-po-godinama-1.pdf
  11. "Presidenti i Republikes se Shqiperise". Archived from the original on 2004-08-20.
  12. "Kaloi në amshim Prof. Dr. Zef Mirdita (1936-2016)".
  13. https://masht.rks-gov.net/ministri-buja-ndau-shperblimin-shkencetar-i-vitit-2011-profesor-zef-mirdita/
  14. "President Jahjaga decorated a number of personalities".

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