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Naim Frashëri
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Naim Frashëri (1846–1900) was an Albanian poet, writer, translator, and journalist. Born in Frashër, he held citizenship in the Ottoman Empire and worked in Istanbul. He was educated at the Teqe of Frashër and the Zosimaia School. Frashëri spoke and wrote in Albanian, Turkish, Greek, and Persian, with a primary genre of lyric poetry. He was a member of the Frashëri family, with siblings Abdyl Frashëri and Sami Frashëri, and relatives Midhat Frashëri and Ali Sami Yen.
His notable works include *Skanderbeg's return and other poems*, *Histori e Skënderbeut*, *Poezi*, *Bagëti e bujqësija*, and *Prozë e zgjedhur dhe fjalë të vlera*. He also used the pseudonym D. Keto. Frashëri died of disease in Istanbul in 1900 and was buried in Frashër.
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- Born
- 1846
- Died
- 1900
- Works
- 13
Top works
- Skanderbeg's return and other poems
- Histori e Skënderbeut
- Poezi
- Bagëti e bujqësija
- Prozë e zgjedhur dhe fjalë të vlera
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1846-05-25 ) 25 May 1846, Frashër , Yanina Vilayet , Ottoman Empire (modern Albania )
- Died
- 20 October 1900 (1900-10-20) (aged 54), Kadıköy , Constantinople , Ottoman Empire (modern Istanbul, Turkey )
- Occupation
- Educator historian journalist poet politician translator writer
- Language
- Albanian Ottoman Turkish Persian Arabic Ancient Greek Modern Greek French Italian
- Alma mater
- Zosimaia School
- Genre
- Romanticism
- Literary movement
- Albanian Renaissance
- Relatives
- Abdyl Frashëri (brother) Sami Frashëri (brother) Mid'hat Frashëri (nephew) Ali Sami Yen (nephew)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Ottoman Empire
- Place of birth
- Frashër
- Place of death
- Istanbul
- Sibling
- Sami Frashëri
- Occupation
- historian
- Educated at
- Zosimaia School
- Languages spoken
- Turkish
- Religion
- Islam
- Genre
- lyric poetry
- Image
- Naim Frashëri (i ri).jpg
- Work location
- Istanbul
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- 1846-05-25
- date of death
- 1900-10-20
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- cause of death
- disease
- pseudonym
- D. Keto
- place of burial
- Frashër
- writing language
- Turkish
- relative
- Ali Sami Yen
- manner of death
- natural causes
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Encyclopedic overview
Naim bey Frashëri, more commonly Naim Frashëri ( pronounced [naˈim ˈfɾaʃəɾi]; 25 May 1846 – 20 October 1900), was an Albanian historian, journalist, poet, translator, and one of the most prominent figures of the Albanian National Awakening. Regarded as a pioneer of modern Albanian literature and one of the most influential Albanian cultural icons of the 19th century, he was proclaimed as the national poet of Albania.
Frashëri's works explored themes such as freedom, humanity, unity, tolerance and revolution. His twenty-two works consist of fifteen works written in Albanian as well as four in Turkish, two in Greek and one in Persian. He is considered to be the most representative writer of Sufi poetry in Albanian, and having been under the influence of his uncle Dalip Frashëri, he reflected a mingling of Sufism with Western philosophy in his poetical ideals. He had an extraordinarily profound impact on Albanian literature and society during the 20th century, most notably on Asdreni, Gjergj Fishta and Lasgush Poradeci, among many others.
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