Gani Bobi ( sr-Cyrl, Гани Боби; 20 November 1943 – 17 July 1995) was an

Albanian Albanian may refer to: *Pertaining to Albania in Southeast Europe; in particular: **Albanians, an ethnic group native to the Balkans **Albanian language **Albanian culture **Demographics of Albania, includes other ethnic groups within the country ...

philosopher Philosophy ('love of wisdom' in Ancient Greek) is a systematic study of general and fundamental questions concerning topics like existence, reason, knowledge, Value (ethics and social sciences), value, mind, and language. It is a rational an ...

and sociologist from

Kosovo Kosovo, officially the Republic of Kosovo, is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe with International recognition of Kosovo, partial diplomatic recognition. It is bordered by Albania to the southwest, Montenegro to the west, Serbia to the ...

He was born in Lubenić, municipality of

Peć Peja or Peć, ), is the fifth most populous city in Kosovo and serves as the seat of the Peja Municipality and the District of Peja. It is located in the Rugova (region), Rugova region on the eastern section of the Accursed Mountains along the ...

, at the time

Democratic Federal Yugoslavia Democratic Federal Yugoslavia, also known as Democratic Federative Yugoslavia (DF Yugoslavia or DFY), was a provisional state established during World War II on 29 November 1943 through the Second Session of the Anti-Fascist Council for the Natio ...

. He was one of the first Albanian professors of sociology and philosophy at the

University of Pristina The University of Pristina () is a public university located in Pristina, Kosovo. It is the institution that emerged after the disestablishment of the University of Pristina (1969–1999) as a result of the Kosovo War. The inauguration ...

(1981). He got a doctorate degree in sociology at the

University of Belgrade The University of Belgrade () is a public university, public research university in Belgrade, Serbia. It is the oldest and largest modern university in Serbia. Founded in 1808 as the Belgrade Higher School in revolutionary Serbia, by 1838 it me ...

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in 1986 after finishing his studies in language and literature at the University of Pristina. He lived in

Pristina Pristina or Prishtina ( , ), . is the capital and largest city of Kosovo. It is the administrative center of the eponymous municipality and District of Pristina, district. In antiquity, the area of Pristina was part of the Dardanian Kingdo ...

. His publications have been published in five volumes called ''Vepra''. Among his main publications were ''Sprovimet e modernitetit'' (1982), ''Paradoks kulturor'' (1986) and ''Konteksti i vetëkulturës'' (1994), some of them translated into English and Serbian. ''Gani Bobi Center'' for Social Studies founded by

Shkëlzen Maliqi Shkëlzen Maliqi (born 26 October 1947) is a Kosovar philosopher, art critic, political analyst and intellectual. During the early 1990s, Shkelzen was also directly involved in politics. He was one of the founders of the Social Democratic Party ...

was named after him. During his later days he worked as editor of philosophy at ''Koha'' magazine published in Pristina in 1994.''KOHA Ditore 10 vjetët e parë'', Koha Prishtinë 2007, p. 173 ( tp://82.114.77.27/pub/shtojcat-monografia/monografia_kohaditore.pdf english

Agim Çavdarbasha Agim Çavdarbasha () (24 March 1944 – 20 October 1999) was a Kosovo Albanian sculptor. Çavdarbasha was a major influence on contemporary sculpture in Kosovo. Born in Peć, Democratic Federal Yugoslavia (modern-day Peja, Kosovo), he gradu ...

' 1987 sculpture ''The Women of Lybeniq'' shows women leaning to see Bobi's funeral.

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20th-century Albanian philosophers Yugoslav philosophers University of Belgrade Faculty of Philosophy alumni University of Pristina alumni 1943 births 1995 deaths Kosovo Albanians Yugoslav people of Albanian descent {{Kosovo-bio-stub

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