Anton Nikë Berisha (born August 7, 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 The University of Calabria () is a state-run university in Italy. Located in Arcavacata, a hamlet of Rende and a suburb of Cosenza, the university was founded in 1972. Among its founders there were Beniamino Andreatta, Giorgio Gagliani, Pietr ...

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 *Arbëres ...

literature. He is one of the Albanologists who have carried out extensive research on

Albanian epic poetry Albanian epic poetry is a form of epic poetry created by the Albanian people. It consists of a longstanding oral tradition still very much alive. A good number of Albanian epic singers ( or ''rapsodë'', 'bards' or 'rhapsodes') can be found toda ...

, in particular collecting and publishing ''

Kângë Kreshnikësh The ''Kângë Kreshnikësh'' ("''Songs of Heroes''") are the traditional songs of the heroic legendary cycle of Albanian epic poetry ( or ''Eposi i Kreshnikëve''). They are the product of Albanian culture and folklore orally transmitted down th ...

'', the traditional songs of the heroic legendary cycle of Albanian epic poetry.

Biography

Anton Berisha was born on August 7, 1946, in Mirash in the municipality of

Klina Klina (Albanian language, Albanian: ''Klinë'' or ''Klina'') is a List of cities in Kosovo, town and Municipalities of Kosovo, municipality located in the District of Peja of north-western Kosovo. According to the 2011 census, the town of Klina h ...

Kosovo Kosovo, officially the Republic of Kosovo, is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe with International recognition of Kosovo, partial diplomatic recognition. It is bordered by Albania to the southwest, Montenegro to the west, Serbia to the ...

. He went to school at

Ujmir Ujmir is a village in Klina municipality, Kosovo. It is located south of the Klina River. Name The name of the settlement translates to good water (Albanian: ujë-water, mirë-good). History In the 1330 Chrysobulls of Dečani, the settleme ...

and

Pristina Pristina or Prishtina ( , ), . is the capital and largest city of Kosovo. It is the administrative center of the eponymous municipality and District of Pristina, district. In antiquity, the area of Pristina was part of the Dardanian Kingdo ...

. He studied

Albanian language Albanian (Endonym and exonym, endonym: , , or ) is an Indo-European languages, Indo-European language and the only surviving representative of the Albanoid, Albanoid branch, which belongs to the Paleo-Balkan languages, Paleo-Balkan group. It ...

and

literature Literature is any collection of Writing, written work, but it is also used more narrowly for writings specifically considered to be an art form, especially novels, Play (theatre), plays, and poetry, poems. It includes both print and Electroni ...

at the

University of Pristina The University of Pristina () is a public university located in Pristina, Kosovo. It is the institution that emerged after the disestablishment of the University of Pristina (1969–1999) as a result of the Kosovo War. The inauguration ...

. He finished his postgraduate studies at the

University of Zagreb The University of Zagreb (, ) is a public university, public research university in Zagreb, Croatia. It is the largest Croatian university and one of the oldest continuously operating universities in Europe. The University of Zagreb and the Unive ...

, 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, where he worked for many years. In 1991 he moved to

Italy Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe, Western Europe. It consists of Italian Peninsula, a peninsula that extends into the Mediterranean Sea, with the Alps on its northern land b ...

and has been teaching

at the

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 Kosovan albanologists Linguists from Kosovo