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Herodotus living between 490-425 B.C. Historian of
ancientGreece, called Father of History, is known as the
first authorwho mentions the name of Illyrians. His work
carries importantinformation on Pelasgians as well.Titus
Livy 59 B.C.-A.D.17. Most important historian of the period
of Augustus. Author of the history of Rome since this city
wasfounded. He has devoted a great importance in this work
to theIllyrian-Roman wars.Anna Komneni 1083-1148, Byzantine
historian. Authoress of thework Aleksiada which treats
historic events of 1063-1118. Forthis work she has used
official documents and verbal informationby the very
participants in the event. The work has importancefor the
information it provides for the Albanians in
theirterritories. The work is considered by scholars as a
main sourcefor the history of Albania by the end of the 11th
century and the beginning of the 12th.Adam Gulielm
(1270-1341) French clerical who served as archbishop of
Tivar. He is the author of the report "Instruction
totraveling to the sacred land," written in Latin in 1332 in
Tivarand directed by Philippe VI de Valois, king of France.
The workhas value as a source for the history of Northern
Albania in the14th century because it provides data on
cities like Shkodra,Drishti, Shasi, Ulqin and Tivar. It
offers the first evidenceknown so far as a literary
tradition in the Albanian languagebefore the 14th
century.George Gordon Byron 1788-1824, British romantic
poet. Along thenumerous works he has made, the poem Child
Harold is mostoutstanding, written on the basis of the
impressions from thetravels of the poet in Spain, Greece,
Albania, etc. The poetsings to the manly traditions and
customs of the Albanians, their bravery and love for the
homeland.Baric Henrik, 1888-1957. Croatian linguist,
Balkanolog andAlbanolog. He has made studies on various
fields of the historyof the Albanian language. He published
for several years theAlbanological review "Archive of
antiquity of the Albanianlanguage and ethnology." Among his
works we may mention"Rumanian-Albanian Studies", "Through
the traces of Illyrianlanguage," etc.Franz Bopp, 1791-1867.
Distinguished German linguist, the mainfounder of the the
Indo-European comparative historicallinguistics, who studied
the Albanian language in this respect as well. The Professor
in the Berlin University analyzed in 1843 ina paper the
numerals and pronouns of the Albanian language andshowed
their Indo-European character. He has published the
study"The Albanian language in its linguistic links with
otherlanguages."Camille Corot, 1796-1875. Outstanding French
painter, one of thegreatest masters of landscape and
portrait in the 19th century.This painter has two tableaus
based on Albanian motives. The most outstanding work of this
painter is "The Albanian" made in 1872and displayed in the
Brooklyn Museum of New York. The othertableau is "Haide"
which presents a girl in an Albaniantraditional costume.Leon
Hezey, French archeologist. He visited Albania in 1861
andwas the first to uncover the ruins of Orikum and the
firstsurrounding urban planning of Apollonia. He copied all
Greek,Latin and Byzantine inscriptions he saw over his
travelling, andpresented in drawings a number of
architectonic segments andsculptures from Pojan and Durres,
a part of which he sent to theLouvre Museum.Gustav Mayer,
1850-1900. Distinguished Austrian albanolog,professor in the
University of Graz. He focused on the historicstudy of the
Albanian language especially in the field ofhistorical
etymology and phonetics. He issued the firstetymological
dictionary of the Albanian language in 1891, which,despite
the shortcomings, retains its scientific value. Amongother
studies of Mayer are "Albanian Studies," "On the positionof
Albanian language in the group of Indo-European
languages,"etc. He defended the thesis of the origin of the
Albanianlanguage from the Illyrian and determined
scientifically itsposition as a language with its own place
in the group ofIndo-European languages.Jarnik Jan Urban
(1848-1923) Czech linguist, professor ofromanticism who has
studied Albanian language. He has publishedmany folkloric
materials such as "On Albanian linguistics,""Contribution to
studying Albanian dialects," "Albanian Tales and Anecdotes"
etc.Jirecek Konstantin, 1854-1918. Czech historian,
professor of thePrague University and later in Vienna. He
has published twoimportant volumes with documents "Acts and
diploma illustratingquestions of Albania."Yokl Norberi,
1877-1942. Austrian linguist, connoisseur ofIndo-European
languages. He devoted importance to the study ofAlbanian
language, especially of etymology and morphology,
therelations of the Albanian language with other languages,
itshistorical phonetics and morphology. He managed to
release asseparate volumes, "Studies on the etymology and
morphology of the Albanian," and "Linguistic, historical and
cultural tracing fromthe field of the Albanian language."
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