Gjergj Qiriazi, known as George Kyrias in English (27 May 1868 — 30 December 1912), was an

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publisher and writer. He was born in Monastir (modern

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), where he attended the local school. Like his brother Gjerasim, he studied at the American College in

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. He worked for the

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and took over the direction of the first Albanian girls' school in

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upon the death of his brother. In 1908 he was the president of the Albanian ''Bashkimi'' club in Monastir and later became vice-president. In 1908, he was a delegate at the

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. Qiriazi also worked as an interpreter at the Austro-Hungarian consulate in Bitola. A Turkish language high school (idadiye) for boys was created in 1908 and Qiriazi was appointed as a teacher of the Albanian language. In 1909, the Young Turk government planned to assassinate Qiriazi for his involvement in the Albanian national movement. Gjergj Qiriazi was one of the founders of the Albanian printing press ''Bashkimi i Kombit''. He helped his brother Gejrasim to publish two volumes of literature, namely ''Hristomathi a udhëheqës për ç'do shtëpi shqiptari'' (Monastir, 1902) and a co-wrote with him a collection of religious verse ''Kënkë të shenjtëruara'' (Monastir, 1906).Aux origines du nationalisme albanais: la naissance d'une nation by Nathalie Clayer. 2007

/ref> Qiriazi also translated

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as
Udhëtari
', printed in 1927 by Dhori Koti publishers.

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