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Nikollë Malci
Nikollë is an Albanian male given name, derived from the Greek name Νικόλαος (''Nikolaos''). The definite form is Nikolla. Its hypocoristic are Niko and Kolë. Notable people bearing this name include: *Nikollë Mekajshi, Albanian Franciscan Roman Catholic prelate *Nikollë Bardhi (1551–1617), Albanian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church *Nikollë Dukagjini, 15th-century member of the Dukagjini family * Nikollë Leonik Tomeu (1456–1531), Albanian-born scholar and professor *Nikollë Keta (1741–1803), Arbëresh writer and priest *Nikollë Bojaxhiu (c. 1872–1919), Albanian businessman, benefactor and politician *Nikollë Kaçorri (1862–1917), prominent figure of the National Renaissance of Albania *Nikollë Ivanaj (1879–1951), Albanian publisher and writer *Nikollë Gazulli (1895–1946), Albanian Catholic parish *Nikollë Nikprelaj (born 1961), Albanian singer *Nikollë Lesi (born 1963), Albanian politician See also *Nikollarë, a village near Berat in Albania ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albania
Albania ( ; or ), officially the Republic of Albania (), is a country in Southeast Europe. It is located in the Balkans, on the Adriatic Sea, Adriatic and Ionian Seas within the Mediterranean Sea, and shares land borders with Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, North Macedonia to the east and Greece to the south. With an area of , it has a varied range of climatic, geological, hydrological and morphological conditions. Albania's landscapes range from rugged snow-capped mountains in the Accursed Mountains, Albanian Alps and the Korab, Central Mountain Range, Albania#Skanderbeg Mountains, Skanderbeg, Pindus and Ceraunian Mountains, to fertile lowland plains extending from the Albanian Adriatic Sea Coast, Adriatic and Albanian Ionian Sea Coast, Ionian seacoasts. Tirana is the capital and largest city in the country, followed by Durrës, Vlorë, and Shkodër. Albania was inhabited by several List of Illyrian peoples and tribes, Illyrian tribes, among them the A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikollë Bojaxhiu
Nikollë Bojaxhiu ( – 1919), also known as Nikola Bojaxhiu was an Ottoman Albanian businessman, benefactor, politician and the father of the Roman Catholic nun and missionary Mother Teresa. His company constructed the first theatre of Skopje and participated in the development of the railway line that connected Kosovo with Skopje—a project he personally financed. An active Albanian rights activist, he was also the only Catholic to be elected to the city council of Skopje. Bojaxhiu died in 1919 in obscure circumstances, which led to reports that attributed his death to poisoning by Serbian agents. His children included Lazar, and Anjezë Bojaxhiu (Mother Teresa). Life Nikollë was born into a Kosovar Albanian family in 1874 in Prizren. His parents were Lazar and Çilja Bojaxhiu. Bojaxhiu moved to Skopje in the Kosovo Vilayet (present-day North Macedonia) after 1900, where he first worked as a pharmacist and later became a partner in a construction company. He was a polyg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berat
Berat (; sq-definite, Berati) is the List of cities and towns in Albania, ninth most populous city of Albania and the seat of Berat County and Berat Municipality. By air, it is north of Gjirokastër, west of Korçë, south of Tirana, and east of Fier. Berat is located in the south of the country. It is surrounded by mountains and hills, including Tomorr on the east that was declared a Tomorr National Park, national park. The river Osum (river), Osum (total length ) runs through the city before it empties into the Seman (river), Seman within the Myzeqe, Myzeqe Plain. The municipality of Berat was formed at the 2015 local government reform by the merger of the former municipalities Berat, Otllak, Roshnik, Sinjë, and Velabisht, that became municipal units. The seat of the municipality is the city Berat. The total population is 62,232 as of the 2023 census, in a total area of . Berat, designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2008, comprises a unique style of Architecture of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikollarë
Nikollarë is a village in the former municipality of Potom in Berat County, Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Skrapar. See also *Nikollë Nikollë is an Albanian male given name, derived from the Greek name Νικόλαος ('' Nikolaos''). The definite form is Nikolla. Its hypocoristic are Niko and Kolë. Notable people bearing this name include: * Nikollë Mekajshi, Albanian Fra ... name References Populated places in Skrapar Villages in Berat County {{Berat-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikollë Lesi
Nikollë Lesi (born 6 August 1963) is the owner and editor of the newspaper Koha Jonë and a former Member of the Albanian Parliament The Parliament of Albania () or Kuvendi is the unicameral representative body of the citizens of the Republic of Albania; it is Albania's legislature. The Parliament is composed of no less than 140 members elected to a four-year term on the b .... Koha Jonë was Albania's first private newspaper, and was formed by Nikollë Lesi. References External links *https://web.archive.org/web/20180907032234/http://nikollelesi.com/ Albanian Christians Albanian newspaper editors Living people People from Lezhë Demochristian Party of Albania politicians Political party leaders of Albania 1963 births {{albania-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikollë Nikprelaj
Nikolle Nikprelaj (born 12 April 1961) is an Albanian singer from Tuzi, Montenegro. Nikolle began his professional career in his late teens. He is now the lead singer for the Albanian folk group "Besa Trieshit", which has won first place in Albanian concerts and festivals in Montenegro, Kosovo and Albania. Nikprelaj plays several traditional instruments, including the lahuta, çiftelia, sharkia, and the bylbyli (flute). He plays traditional Albanian music featuring his instruments and vocals. Nikprelaj took second place in the song contest Polifestit 2008 and the RTV21 Radiotelevision 21 (), abbreviated as RTV21, is a broadcaster and media company based in Pristina, Kosovo, which includes a radio (est. May 11, 1998), a television station (est. September 22, 2000), and six sister stations. Its launch in online rad ... award for his song "Syrin mos ia shkel" (translated "Eye Not to Tread"). He also performs concerts to provide humanitarian aid to organizations benefiting childre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikollë Gazulli
Nikollë Gazulli ( Dajç, 15 June 1895 – Vrith, 23 March 1946) was a parish priest and Albanologist lexicographer with an interest in ethnography. He wrote the first onomastic dictionary of Albanian and is known as the co-founder of lexicography in the language along with Pano Tase, though Gazulli would be the last cleric to publish in the field within Albania’s borders. Linguist Aleksandër Xhuvani called him the "Father of Albanian toponymy, while Father Zef Pllumi called him “the greatest expert the regj FishtaFranciscan Library ever had n staff" Despite his contributions, he was held in ''damnatio memoriae'' by the People's Socialist Republic of Albania and therefore never mentioned in Albanological discourse during its rule. Biography Gazulli was born in Dajç, Zadrima, in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sapë, the son of Hiluk Gjoni and Tone (daughter of Jak Gjini from Gramsh). He was the second son, the oldest being Gjon.Nikollë started his education at the vill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikollë Ivanaj
Nikolla bey Ivanaj or Nikollë Ivanaj (1879 – 1951) was an Albanian journalist, publisher and writer from Montenegro. He was considered one of the "distinguished personalities of the most conscious Albanian nationalism" and was included in Albanian insurgents' main staff during 1911. Ivanaj was the first Albanian writer from Montenegro with his work ''The flower of eternity'' () published in Tirana in 1943. In the 1905–08 period, he published the newspaper ''Shpnesa e Shqypnisë'' (The Hope of Albania) in Dubrovnik, Trieste and Rome, getting financial aid from the different sides. For his publishing activities Ivanaj managed to gain financial support of Albert Ghica, a member of the Ghica noble family and pretender to the Albanian throne. He was one of the leaders of the Albanian National Committee which was founded in Podgorica at the beginning of 1911 and participated in organization of the Albanian uprising. His speech to the Italian Press Association held on January 26, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikollë Kaçorri
Nikollë is an Albanian male given name, derived from the Greek language, Greek name Νικόλαος (''Nikolaos''). The definite form is Nikolla. Its hypocoristic are Niko and Kolë. Notable people bearing this name include: *Nikollë Mekajshi, Albanian Franciscan Roman Catholic prelate *Nikollë Bardhi (1551–1617), Albanian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church *Nikollë Dukagjini, 15th-century member of the Dukagjini family *Nicholas Leonicus Thomaeus, Nikollë Leonik Tomeu (1456–1531), Albanian-born scholar and professor *Nikollë Keta (1741–1803), Arbëresh writer and priest *Nikollë Bojaxhiu (c. 1872–1919), Albanian businessman, benefactor and politician *Nikollë Kaçorri (1862–1917), prominent figure of the National Renaissance of Albania *Nikollë Ivanaj (1879–1951), Albanian publisher and writer *Nikollë Gazulli (1895–1946), Albanian Catholic parish *Nikollë Nikprelaj (born 1961), Albanian singer *Nikollë Lesi (born 1963), Albanian politician See also *N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikollë Keta
Nicola Chetta, ( Arbërisht: Nikollë Keta; 12 July 1741 – 15 December 1803) was an Arbëresh writer and priest. He was born in Contessa Entellina, Sicily. He was educated at the Italo-Albanian Catholic seminary in Palermo. In 1777, Keta himself became rector of the seminary. As a poet, he wrote both religious and secular verse in Albanian and Greek, and has the honour of having composed the first Albanian sonnet A sonnet is a fixed poetic form with a structure traditionally consisting of fourteen lines adhering to a set Rhyme scheme, rhyming scheme. The term derives from the Italian word ''sonetto'' (, from the Latin word ''sonus'', ). Originating in ... (1777).Albanian literature: a short history Authors Robert Elsie, Centre for Albanian Studies (London, England) Publisher I.B.Tauris, 2005 , p. 46-4/ref> References 1740 births 1803 deaths People from Contessa Entellina Italian poets Italian male poets 18th-century Albanian people Albanian-language po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Given Name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a family or clan) who have a common surname. The term ''given name'' refers to a name usually bestowed at or close to the time of birth, usually by the parents of the newborn. A ''Christian name'' is the first name which is given at baptism, in Christian custom. In informal situations, given names are often used in a familiar and friendly manner. In more formal situations, a person's surname is more commonly used. In Western culture, the idioms "" and "being on first-name terms" refer to the familiarity inherent in addressing someone by their given name. By contrast, a surname (also known as a family name, last name, or Gentile name, ''gentile'' name) is normally inherited and shared with other members of one's immediate family. Regnal names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicholas Leonicus Thomaeus
Nicholas Leonicus Thomaeus (, , ; 1456–1531) was a Venetian scholar and professor of philosophy as well as of Greek and Latin at the University of Padua. Biography Thomaeus was born in Venice, Italy on February 1, 1456, to an Albanian or Greek family from Epirus or Albania. While in Florence, he studied Greek philosophy and literature under the tutelage of Demetrios Chalcondyles. In 1497, the University of Padua appointed Thomaeus as its first official lecturer on the Greek text of Aristotle. In 1504, he was elected to succeed Giorgio Valla as chair of Greek in Venice, but because Thomaeus failed to take the post seriously, he was succeeded in 1512 by Marcus Musurus. In 1524, Thomaeus published a collection of philosophical dialogues in Latin, the first of which was titled ''Trophonius, sive, De divinatione''. He was admired by scholars such as Desiderius Erasmus Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus ( ; ; 28 October c. 1466 – 12 July 1536), commonly known in English as Er ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
