Jorgo Bulo (27 April 1939 – 26 November 2015) was an

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philologist Philology () is the study of language in oral and written historical sources. It is the intersection of textual criticism, literary criticism, history, and linguistics with strong ties to etymology. Philology is also defined as the study of ...

historian A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human species; as well as the ...

, and

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. From 2003 to his death, he was a member of the Albanian Academy of Arts and Sciences. Bulo was born on 27 April 1939 in

Sheper Sheper (definite form: ''Sheperi'') is a community in the Gjirokastër County, southern Albania. Sheperi is the largest village of the former Zagori municipality. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Libohovë. It ...

, Zagori region of

Gjirokastër District Gjirokastër District () was one of the 36 districts of Albania, which were dissolved in July 2000 and replaced by 12 counties. It had a population of 55,991 in 2001, and an area of . It contained a large Greek ethnic minority. It is in the south ...

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. He studied

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and

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in the Faculty of History and Philology of the

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, graduating in 1960. In 1966 he started working as a scientific cooperator in the Institute of Linguistics and Literature in Tirana. He participated in the Orthography Congress of 1972, , where the orthographic rules of the Albanian language were standardized, and was a signatory. From 1972 to 2008 he was part of the editorial staff of the scientific magazine ''

Studime Filologjike ("Philological Studies") is a scientific magazine on Albanian language and literature, published by the Centre of Albanological Studies. It publishes linguistics studies, literary historical studies, old texts, resumes of scientific work on lit ...

'' (Philological Studies), whilst

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during 1997-2007. In 1986 he became Deputy Director, and in 1990 Director of the Institute of Linguistics and Literature, today's part of the

Centre of Albanological Studies The Academy of Albanological Studies (AAS; ; stylised asa) is the main institution of albanology in Albania. History The Academy of Albanological Studies started as part of the reconstruction and modernization of the Albanian academical and uni ...

. In 1982 he received the title Dr. (Doctor of Philological Sciences), in 1994 As. Prof. (Associated Professor), and Professor (PhD) in 1998. In 2003 he was accepted as full member of the Albanian Academy of Sciences.Buography of Jorgo Bulo, Albanian Academy of Sciences (in Albanian)
/ref> Since 2000 Bulo was member of the task force for the "Albania, a patrimony of European values" project. Jorgo Bulo died of heart failure on 26 November 2015 in

Përmet Përmet () is a List of cities and towns in Albania, town and Municipalities of Albania, municipality in Gjirokastër County, southern Albania. The municipality of Përmet consists of the administrative units of Çarçovë, Frashër, Petran, Qend� ...

Awards

*''"Penda e Argjendtë"'' (Silver Feather), 1999 *''"

Faik Konica Faik Bey Konica (later named Faïk Dominik Konitza, 15 March 1875 – 15 December 1942) was an important figure in Albanian language and culture in the early decades of the twentieth century. As the Albanian minister to Washington, D.C., his lit ...

"'', 2008

Publications

*''Tradita dhe risi letrare'' (Traditions and innovations in literature), Shtëpia Botuese "Naim Frashëri", Tirana, 1981. OCLC 12693367 *''Historia e letërsisë shqiptare: që nga fillimet deri te Lufta Antifashiste Nacionalçlirimtare'' (History of the Albanian Literature: From the beginning till the Anti-Fascist National Liberation Struggle) as Scientific Editor, Albanian Academy of Sciences, Tirana, 1983. OCLC 14167733 *''Magjia dhe magjistarët e fjalës'' (Magic and magicians of the words), Shtëpia Botuese Dituria, Tirana, 1998. *''Kosova në vështrim enciklopedik'' (Kosovo in an encyclopedic perspective), as co-editor, Albanian Academy of Sciences, Tirana, 1999. *''Tipologjia e lirikës së Naim Frashërit'' (

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of the lyrics of

Naim Frashëri Naim bey Frashëri, more commonly Naim Frashëri (; ; 25 May 184620 October 1900), was an Albanian historian, journalist, poet, translator, and one of the most prominent figures of the Albanian National Awakening. Regarded as a pioneer of moder ...

), Albanian Academy of Sciences, Tirana, 1999. *''Historia e Popullit Shqiptar'' (History of the Albanian People), as co-author, Albanian Academy of Sciences, Tirana, 2002. *''Fjalori Enciklopedik Shqiptar'' (Albanian Encyclopedic Dictionary), as co-author and scientific editor, Albanian Academy of Sciences, Tirana, 2008. vol.I: / vol.II: / vol.III: *''Shpirti i fjalës'' (The spirit of the word), Albanian Academy of Sciences, Tirana, 2004.

References

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