Hristo Georgiev (patron)

Hristo Georgiev (

Bulgarian Bulgarian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the country of Bulgaria * Bulgarians, a South Slavic ethnic group * Bulgarian language, a Slavic language * Bulgarian alphabet * A citizen of Bulgaria, see Demographics of Bulgaria * Bul ...

: Христо Георгиев) was a wealthy

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, and brother of

Evlogi Georgiev Evlogi Georgiev () (3 October 1819 – 5 July 1897) was a major Bulgarian merchant, banker and benefactor. The main building of the Sofia University was built with a large financial donation by him and his brother Hristo Georgiev (patron), Hris ...

, who lived in the 19th century. With his brother he funded the construction of

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 ...

in Bulgaria's capital. The university was one of the most important and up to date institutions of the time, with tens of thousands of native and foreign students. {{DEFAULTSORT:Georgiev, Hristo Burials at Bellu Cemetery People from Karlovo Bulgarian bankers Bulgarian expatriates in Romania Year of birth missing Year of death missing