Zef Mirdita Explained
Zef Mirdita |
Birth Date: | 13 March 1936 |
Birth Place: | Prizren, Kosovo |
Death Place: | Zagreb, Croatia |
Known For: | Albanian historian University professor Academic |
Zef Mirdita (March 13, 1936 – April 4, 2016) was an Albanian historian, university professor and academic.[1] He has made a significant contribution to the fields of Illyrology and Balkan studies.[2] [3] [4]
Biography
Zef Mirdita was born in Prizren, where he completed his primary education, classical high school in Pazin and Zagreb, while he studied at the Catholic Faculty of Theology in Zagreb (1965). In 1966, he returned to his hometown as a professor at the high school in Prizren, where he taught history, sociology and French. He was engaged at the University of Pristina for the Latin language for students of history and Albanology, while in 1967 he was appointed assistant in the history department of the Faculty of Philosophy of the University of Pristina.[5]
In 1972, he defended his doctoral thesis at the University of Zagreb and specialized in "La Sapienza" University of Rome and then in Heidelberg (1976-1977) and Munich (1991-1992), Germany. In 1983, he was elected a full professor at University of Pristina. He was a member of the National Committee of Yugoslavia (1980-1990) for Balkanology and a member of the Kosovo editorial board for the "Encyclopedia of Yugoslavia. In 1991 he was elected a corresponding member of the Academy of Sciences and Arts of Kosovo.[1]
In 1993, Mirdita left Kosovo and continued his scientific activity in Croatia, as a scientific advisor at the Institute of History (1993–1997) and then as a lecturer of ancient history at the University "J.J. Strossmayer" of Osjek, Croatia (1997–2007). He participated in many scientific congresses and lectured in several university centers as a guest professor. He is the author of a number of publications and a large number of scientific studies. He is the bearer of a number of recognitions and decorations for his contribution to the field of science. Mirdita is the author of a number of publications and a large number of scientific studies.[5] [2]
Selected publications
- Studime dardane (Dardanian Studies), 1979 [3]
- Antroponomia e Dardanisë në kohën romake & Die Anthroponymie der Dardanien zur Römerzeit, 1981 [6]
- Mitet dhe mitologjia në antikë (Myths and mythology in antiquity), 1988
- Historia e kishës në popullin shqiptar (The history of the church in the Albanian people), 1994 [7]
- Krishterimi ndër shqiptarët (Christianity among Albanians), 1998 [8]
- Religjioni dhe kultet e dardanëve dhe Dardanisë në antikë (The religion and cults of the Dardanians and Dardania in antiquity), 2001
- Vlasi u historiografiji (Vlachs in historiography), 2004 [9]
- Dardanci i Dardanija u antici (Dardanians and Dardania in antiquity, 2016
Awards
See also
External links
Notes and References
- Encyclopedia: Kraja . Mehmet . Mehmet Kraja . (Encyclopedic Dictionary of Kosova). Fjalori Enciklopedik i Kosovës . sq . 2018 . Akademia e Shkencave dhe e Arteve e Kosovës. 2 . . 9789951615846. 1080379844. 1112 .
- Encyclopedia: Lafe . Emil . Fjalor Enciklopedik Shqiptar . Encyclopedic Dictionary of Albania. sq . 2009 . Akademia e Shkencave e Shqipërisë. 2 . . 9789995610272 . 426069353. 1734 .
- Anamali. S.. Ceka. N.. Skënder Anamali. Neritan Ceka. 1981. Zef Mirdita, Studime Dardane (Etudes dardaniennes). Iliria. 11. 2. 275–279. sq,fr .
- Mirdita. Zef. 1978. Eine Inschrift Aus Ulpianum. Zeitschrift für Papyrologie und Epigraphik . 29. 161–166. 20181562. de.
- Karbić . Marija . 2016 . Dr. sc. Zef Mirdita (1936. – 2016.). Povijesni prilozi . Historical contributions. 35 . 50 . 325–328. March 16, 2023. hr.
- Zeqo . Moikom . 1988 . Zef Mirdita, Antroponimia e Dardanisë në kohën romake, 1981 . Iliria . 18 . 1 . 281–288 .
- News: . April 4, 2016 . Ka vdekur historiani dhe akademiku Zef Mirdita. Historian and academician Zef Mirdita has died . Pristina . March 15, 2023. sq.
- Pera . Fatmir . 1999 . Zef Mirdita, Krishtenizmi ndër shqiptar (Kršćanstvo u Albanaca), Drita & Albanska katolička Misija u Zagrebu, Prizren-Zagreb 1998., 443 pp. . Obnovljeni Život . 54 . 2 . 294–295 .
- Mateljak . Anela . 2005 . Zef Mirdita, Vlasi u historiografiji, Hrvatski institut za povijest, Zagreb, 2004., 561 pp. . Zbornik Odsjeka za povijesne znanosti Zavoda za povijesne i društvene znanosti Hrvatske akademije znanosti i umjetnosti . 23 . 293–298 .
- https://www.info.hazu.hr/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Nagrada_HAZU_pregled-po-godinama-1.pdf
- Web site: Presidenti i Republikes se Shqiperise . https://web.archive.org/web/20040820105143/http://www.president.al/shqip/info.asp?id=1223 . 2004-08-20 .
- Web site: Kaloi në amshim Prof. Dr. Zef Mirdita (1936-2016) .
- https://masht.rks-gov.net/ministri-buja-ndau-shperblimin-shkencetar-i-vitit-2011-profesor-zef-mirdita/
- Web site: President Jahjaga decorated a number of personalities .