Evlogi Georgiev () (3 October 1819 – 5 July 1897) was a major

Bulgaria Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedon ...

n merchant, banker and benefactor. The main building of the

Sofia University Sofia University, "St. Kliment Ohridski" at the University of Sofia, ( bg, Софийски университет „Св. Климент Охридски“, ''Sofijski universitet „Sv. Kliment Ohridski“'') is the oldest higher education i ...

was built with a large financial donation by him and his brother Hristo Georgiev.

Biography

Georgiev was born in

Karlovo Karlovo ( bg, Карлово ) is a historically important town in central Bulgaria located in a fertile valley along the river Stryama at the southern foot of the Balkan Mountains. It is administratively part of Plovdiv Province and has a p ...

, but spent most of his life in

Bucharest Bucharest ( , ; ro, București ) is the capital and largest city of Romania, as well as its cultural, industrial, and financial centre. It is located in the southeast of the country, on the banks of the Dâmbovița River, less than north of ...

, where he operated a successful business.

Honour

Evlogi Peak Evlogi Peak ( bg, връх Евлоги, vrah Evlogi, ) is a peak rising to 2090 m in Imeon Range on Smith Island, South Shetland Islands. Situated 1 km north-northeast of the summit Mount Foster, and 1.3 km southwest of Antim Peak, w ...

on Smith Island,

South Shetland Islands The South Shetland Islands are a group of Antarctic islands with a total area of . They lie about north of the Antarctic Peninsula, and between southwest of the nearest point of the South Orkney Islands. By the Antarctic Treaty of 195 ...

is named after Evlogi Georgiev.

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* 1819 births 1897 deaths Burials at Bellu Cemetery People from Karlovo 19th-century Bulgarian people 19th-century Bulgarian businesspeople Bulgarian bankers Bulgarian philanthropists Bulgarian expatriates in Romania 19th-century philanthropists {{Bulgaria-bio-stub