Anton Nikë Berisha (born 1946) is an

Albanian Albanian may refer to: *Pertaining to Albania in Southeast Europe; in particular: **Albanians, an ethnic group native to the Balkans **Albanian language **Albanian culture **Demographics of Albania, includes other ethnic groups within the country ...

scholar and folklorist. He has been teaching

at the University of Calabria since 1992, and is considered an expert in Albanian oral and

Arbëreshë Arbën/Arbër, from which derived Arbënesh/Arbëresh originally meant all Albanians, until the 18th century. Today it is used for different groups of Albanian origin, including: * Arbër (given name), an Albanian masculine given name * Arbëresh ...

literature. Anton Berisha was born on August 7, 1946, in Mirash in the municipality of Klina in Kosovo. He went to school at Ujmir and Pristina. He studied Albanian language and literature at the

University of Pristina The University of Pristina ( sq, Universiteti i Prishtinës) is a public university located in Pristina, Kosovo. It is the institution that emerged after the disestablishment of the University of Pristina (1969–99) as a result of the K ...

. He finished his postgraduate studies at the University of Zagreb, where he earned his doctorate in 1981. On July 1, 1973, Berisha was appointed to the department of folklore of the

Albanological Institute of Pristina Albanological Institute of Pristina, sq, Instituti Albanologjik i Prishtinës or ''Instituti Albanologjik - Prishtinë'', is the main Institute of Albanology in Kosovo. It is an independent public institution. Together with the Centre of Albanolog ...

, where he worked for many years. In 1991 he moved to Italy and has been teaching

at the University of Calabria since 1992.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Berisha, Anton 1946 births Living people Albanian folklorists People from Klina University of Pristina alumni University of Zagreb alumni Academic staff of the University of Calabria Albanian academics Albanian expatriates in Italy Kosovo Albanians Albanologists Linguists from Kosovo