Leonidha Naçi
Leonidha Naçi (1875-1940) was an Albanian teacher and patriot. He served at the first Albanian school in Vlorë and was a delegate to the Congress of Manastir that standardized the Albanian alphabet.
Life[]
Naçi was born to an Eastern Orthodox family in Korçë, then part of the Ottoman Empire, in 1875.[1] He was the brother of Nuçi Naçi, director of the Mësonjëtorja school in his hometown. Naçi studied in Bucharest and later in Athens.[1] He lived in Corfu for some time, before returning to Albania.[citation needed] In 1908, Naçi was sent as a delegate of Vlorë to the Congress of Manastir, where issues concerning the Albanian language were discussed and the Albanian alphabet was standardized.[2] He was an important member of the patriotic club Labëria, and served at the first Albanian school in Vlorë.[1] He represented Albania in the three Balkan Conferences (1930-1934).[3] A street in Vlore was named in his honor after his death.
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References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Bardhosh Gaçe (1999). Lëvizja kombëtare në Vlorë, 1878-1912. Botimet Toena. p. 83.
- ^ Shaban Demiraj (2004). Kongresi i Manastirit. Akademia e Shkencave e Shqipërisë, Instituti Historisë. p. 164.
- ^ Anduana Shahini - SHQIPËRIA DHE KONFERENCAT BALLKANIKE NË VITET '30
- Activists of the Albanian National Awakening
- 1875 births
- 1940 deaths
- Albanian schoolteachers
- People from Korçë
- People from Manastir Vilayet