Naum Veqilharxhi Writer

Naum Veqilharxhi born Naum Bredhi (1797-1854) was an Albanian lawyer and scholar. In 1844, he created a unique alphabet for the Albanian language using characters he had created himself, the Vithkuqi script. Veqilharxhi is one of most prominent figures of the early Albanian National Awakening, and is considered by Albanians as its first ideologue.

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Naum Veqilharxhi
Birth dateDecember 06, 1797
Birth nameNaum Bredhi
Birth place
Korçë , Vithkuq
Ethnicity
Albanians
Date of deathJanuary 01, 1848

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