4 minutes agoPrime Minister for Albanologist Robert Elsie: His Death - A Major Loss of Albanology
Periskopi(9 years ago)
(9 years ago)Kosovo Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj has written on Facebook that with great grief he has received news of the sudden death of German-born Canadian albanologist Robert Elsie, among the most prominent of our time. “Elsie was the most productive albanologist, author of ten books from the field of albanology, and critical and translator in [...]
“Elsie was the most productive albanologist, author of ten books from the field of albanology, as well as critical and English translator of Albanian letters.
He will also be remembered as an English translator of Gjergj Fishta's poem, the MalsiasLaha”, writes Haradinaj on Facebook.
“Elsie had compiled Albanian vocabulary as well as author of a general history of Albania and Kosovo”.
His “Death is a big loss for family and friends, but also for albanology and history, for Albanians and Kosovo in particular”.
