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{{Short description|Albanian folklorist and diplomat}}
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| birth_place = Goricë ([[Berat]]), [[Ottoman Empire]]
| birth_place = Goricë ([[Berat]]), [[Sanjak of Avlona]], [[Ottoman Empire]]
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| known_for = [[Albanian National Awakening]]<br>''Bashkimi'' organization in [[Egypt]]<br>[[Albanian Congress of Trieste|Congress of Trieste]]<br>[[National Library of Albania]]
| known_for = [[Albanian National Awakening]]<br>''Bashkimi'' organization in [[Egypt]]<br>[[Albanian Congress of Trieste|Congress of Trieste]]<br>[[National Library of Albania]]
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'''Sotir Kolea''' (1872-1945) was an [[Albanians|Albanian]] folklorist, diplomat and activist of the [[Albanian National Awakening]].<ref name="Shqipërisëshqiptar1985">{{cite book|last=Buda|first=Aleks|title=Fjalor enciklopedik shqiptar|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=NDNBAQAAIAAJ&q=Sotir+Kolea+%2B+folklorist&dq=Sotir+Kolea+%2B+folklorist&hl=en&ei=rNYRTqCyFMeo8AO2tJnCDg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CC8Q6AEwAQ|accessdate=4 July 2011|year=1985|publisher=Akademia e Shkencave e RPSSH|language=Albanian|page=486}}</ref> Along with [[Thoma Kacorri]] he has been labeled as the ''Last of the [[Rilindas]]''.
'''Sotir Kolea''' (1872-1945) was an [[Albanians|Albanian]] folklorist, diplomat and activist of the [[Albanian National Awakening]].<ref name="Shqipërisëshqiptar1985">{{cite book|last=Buda|first=Aleks|title=Fjalor enciklopedik shqiptar|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NDNBAQAAIAAJ&q=Sotir+Kolea+%2B+folklorist|accessdate=4 July 2011|year=1985|publisher=Akademia e Shkencave e RPSSH|language=Albanian|page=486}}</ref> Along with Thoma Kacori he has been labeled as the ''Last of the [[Rilindas]]''.


== Life ==
== Life ==
Sotir Kolea was born in the Goricë district of [[Berat]], southern [[Albania]] (then part of the [[Ottoman Empire]]) on September 4, 1872.<ref name="Shqipërisëshqiptar1985"/> His father Kristo was a lawyer that worked as a legal counselor for the French company ''[[Regie Company|La Regie Des Tabacs]]'', which held the monopoly of tobacco in the [[Ottoman Empire]]. At the age of nine he moved to [[Bitola]], where his uncle Ilia, a tobacco merchant of the company, lived. After graduating from the local Greek-language gymnasium, he was hired by ''La Regie Des Tabacs'' and worked in the [[Ohrid]] branch of the company. In 1896 he worked as a teacher of Albanian language in the Albanian community of [[Kavala]].<ref name="Clayer2007">{{cite book|last=Clayer|first=Nathalie|title=Aux origines du nationalisme albanais: la naissance d'une nation majoritairement musulmane en Europe|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=umotBF3KFWgC&pg=PA320|accessdate=4 July 2011|year=2007|publisher=KARTHALA Editions|isbn=978-2-84586-816-8|page=320}}</ref> Between 1899 and 1902 he was transferred to the [[Drama, Greece|Drama]] and Kavala branches of the company.
Sotir Kolea was born in the Goricë district of [[Berat]], southern [[Albania]] (then part of the [[Ottoman Empire]]) on September 4, 1872.<ref name="Shqipërisëshqiptar1985"/> His father Kristo was a lawyer that worked as a legal counselor for the French company ''[[Regie Company|La Regie Des Tabacs]]'', which held the monopoly of tobacco in the [[Ottoman Empire]]. At the age of nine he moved to [[Bitola]], where his uncle Ilia, a tobacco merchant of the same company, lived. After graduating from the local Greek-language gymnasium, he was hired by ''La Regie Des Tabacs'' and worked in their [[Ohrid]] branch. In 1896 he worked as a teacher of Albanian language in the Albanian community of [[Kavala]].<ref name="Clayer2007">{{cite book|last=Clayer|first=Nathalie|title=Aux origines du nationalisme albanais: la naissance d'une nation majoritairement musulmane en Europe|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=umotBF3KFWgC&pg=PA320|accessdate=4 July 2011|year=2007|publisher=KARTHALA Editions|isbn=978-2-84586-816-8|page=320}}</ref> Between 1899 and 1902 he was transferred to the [[Drama, Greece|Drama]] and Kavala branches of the company.


Later Kolea migrated to Egypt, where he was elected secretary of the local ''Bashkimi'' organization. In 1913 he co-organized with [[Faik Konica]] the [[Albanian Congress of Trieste]]. After settling in Switzerland he published in [[Lausanne]] the newspaper ''L'Albanie'' from 1915 to 1919.<ref>{{cite book| url= http://books.google.com/books?id=beRDAQAAIAAJ&q=Sotir+Kolea&dq=Sotir+Kolea&hl=en&sa=X&ei=yjVTUuv4ItOz4APQioAg&ved=0CHMQ6AEwCQ|accessdate=7.10.13|title=Një shekull e gjysmë publicistikë shqiptare (1848-1997)| language=Albanian|trans_title=One and a half century of Albanian publicistics|author=Hamit Boriçi|publisher=Enti Botues Poligrafik "Gjergj Fishta"|year=1997|oclc=42598494}}</ref> In 1919-20 he was a member of the Albanian delegation to the [[Paris Peace Conference, 1919|Paris Peace Conference]] and the Franco-Albanian Administrative Council. In 1920 he migrated to Madagascar and later to France, where he lived in [[Marseille]] until 1927.<ref name="mano">{{cite news|url=http://www.gazeta-shqip.com/ndryshe/eff5669147fee30b658e83a904e6bca8.html|title=Sotir Kolea, dhunimi i një patrioti (pas vdekjes)|last=Mano|first=Nini|date=July 3, 2010|work=Gazeta Shqip|accessdate=5 July 2011}} {{dead link|date=October 2013}}</ref> From 1928 to 1937 he served as the director of the [[National Library of Albania]], the volumes of which tripled during his term. According to some sources, Kolea was the one bringing the rare Christian literature known as "Kodikët e Shqipërisë", {{lang-en|''Albanian Codex''}}.<ref name="Koka">{{cite book|author= Flora Koka|accessdate=7.10.13|language=Albanian|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=__wPAQAAIAAJ&q=Sotir+Kolea&dq=Sotir+Kolea&hl=en&sa=X&ei=yjVTUuv4ItOz4APQioAg&ved=0CFsQ6AEwBQ| title=2000 vjet art dhe kulturë kishtare në Shqipëri|trans_title=2000 years of christian art and culture in Albania|page=336|publisher=Kisha Orthodhokse Autoqefale e Shqipërisë|year=2003}}</ref><ref name="CarrollHouck1997">{{cite book|last1=Carroll|first1=Frances Laverne|last2=Houck|first2=Susan|title=International biographical directory of national archivists, documentalists, and librarians|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=ZdEVAQAAIAAJ|accessdate=4 July 2011|date=January 1997|publisher=Scarecrow Press|isbn=978-0-8108-3223-7|page=1}}</ref> Since 1937 he had lived in Elbasan, where he died in 1945. His obituary was written by his close friend, the linguist [[Mahir Domi]]. In 1944 his work on Albanian proverbs ''Një tufë proverba'' was published in Tiranë. In 2002 [[Alfred Moisiu]] honoured him with the gold medal of the [[Naim Frashëri]] Order.
Later Kolea migrated to Egypt, where he was elected secretary of the local ''Bashkimi'' organization. After the [[Albanian Declaration of Independence]], he took part of a delegation sent to the [[London Conference of 1912–13|London Conference]], together with [[Rasih Dino]], [[Filip Noga]], and [[Mehmet Konica]].<ref>{{citation|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4Jy4AAAAIAAJ&q=sotir+kolea| page=155|title=Ismail Qemali në Lëvizjen Kombëtare Shqiptare| author=Kaliopi Naska|year=1987| publisher=Akademia e shkencave e RPS të shqipërisë, Instituti i historisë|oclc= 28807917}}</ref> In 1913 he co-organized with [[Faik Konica]] the [[Albanian Congress of Trieste]]. After settling in Switzerland he published in [[Lausanne]] the newspaper ''L'Albanie'' from 1915 to 1919.<ref>{{cite book| url= https://books.google.com/books?id=beRDAQAAIAAJ&q=Sotir+Kolea|accessdate=2013-10-07|title=Një shekull e gjysmë publicistikë shqiptare (1848-1997)| language=Albanian|trans-title=One and a half century of Albanian publicistics|author=Hamit Boriçi|publisher=Enti Botues Poligrafik "Gjergj Fishta"|year=1997|oclc=42598494}}</ref> In 1919-20 he was a member of the Albanian delegation to the [[Paris Peace Conference, 1919|Paris Peace Conference]] and the Franco-Albanian Administrative Council. In 1920 he migrated to [[Madagascar]] and later to France, where he lived in [[Marseille]] until 1927.<ref name="mano">{{cite news|url=http://www.gazeta-shqip.com/ndryshe/eff5669147fee30b658e83a904e6bca8.html |title=Sotir Kolea, dhunimi i një patrioti (pas vdekjes) |last=Mano |first=Nini |date=July 3, 2010 |work=Gazeta Shqip |accessdate=2011-07-05 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111003213455/http://www.gazeta-shqip.com/ndryshe/eff5669147fee30b658e83a904e6bca8.html |archivedate=October 3, 2011 }}</ref> From 1928 to 1937 he served as the director of the [[National Library of Albania]],<ref>{{citation|journal = Ars Poetica|page=22|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jBXxBQAAQBAJ&dq=sotir+kolea&pg=PA22| title=Biblioteka Kombetare e Shqiperise| issue=15|date=January 2009|isbn=9781304497949}}</ref> the volumes of which tripled during his term. According to some sources, Kolea was the one bringing the rare Codex of Constantine of Berat, part of the Christian literature known as "Kodikët e Shqipërisë" (''Albanian Codex''), discovered by [[Ilo Mitkë Qafëzezi]].<ref name="Koka">{{cite book|author= Flora Koka|accessdate=2013-10-07|language=Albanian|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=__wPAQAAIAAJ&q=Sotir+Kolea| title=2000 vjet art dhe kulturë kishtare në Shqipëri|trans-title=2000 years of christian art and culture in Albania|page=336|publisher=Kisha Orthodhokse Autoqefale e Shqipërisë|year=2003}}</ref><ref name="CarrollHouck1997">{{cite book|last1=Carroll|first1=Frances Laverne|last2=Houck|first2=Susan|title=International biographical directory of national archivists, documentalists, and librarians|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZdEVAQAAIAAJ|accessdate=4 July 2011|date=January 1997|publisher=Scarecrow Press|isbn=978-0-8108-3223-7|page=1}}</ref> Since 1937 he had lived in Elbasan, where he died in 1945. His obituary was written by his close friend, the linguist [[Mahir Domi]]. In 1944 his work on Albanian proverbs ''Një tufë proverba'' was published in Tiranë. In 2002 [[Alfred Moisiu]] honoured him with the gold medal of the [[Naim Frashëri]] Order.


== Sources ==
== Sources ==
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Latest revision as of 21:21, 19 October 2023

Sotir Kolea
Born(1872-09-04)4 September 1872
Goricë (Berat), Sanjak of Avlona, Ottoman Empire
Died3 July 1945(1945-07-03) (aged 72)
Elbasan, Albania
Known forAlbanian National Awakening
Bashkimi organization in Egypt
Congress of Trieste
National Library of Albania

Sotir Kolea (1872-1945) was an Albanian folklorist, diplomat and activist of the Albanian National Awakening.[1] Along with Thoma Kacori he has been labeled as the Last of the Rilindas.

Life[edit]

Sotir Kolea was born in the Goricë district of Berat, southern Albania (then part of the Ottoman Empire) on September 4, 1872.[1] His father Kristo was a lawyer that worked as a legal counselor for the French company La Regie Des Tabacs, which held the monopoly of tobacco in the Ottoman Empire. At the age of nine he moved to Bitola, where his uncle Ilia, a tobacco merchant of the same company, lived. After graduating from the local Greek-language gymnasium, he was hired by La Regie Des Tabacs and worked in their Ohrid branch. In 1896 he worked as a teacher of Albanian language in the Albanian community of Kavala.[2] Between 1899 and 1902 he was transferred to the Drama and Kavala branches of the company.

Later Kolea migrated to Egypt, where he was elected secretary of the local Bashkimi organization. After the Albanian Declaration of Independence, he took part of a delegation sent to the London Conference, together with Rasih Dino, Filip Noga, and Mehmet Konica.[3] In 1913 he co-organized with Faik Konica the Albanian Congress of Trieste. After settling in Switzerland he published in Lausanne the newspaper L'Albanie from 1915 to 1919.[4] In 1919-20 he was a member of the Albanian delegation to the Paris Peace Conference and the Franco-Albanian Administrative Council. In 1920 he migrated to Madagascar and later to France, where he lived in Marseille until 1927.[5] From 1928 to 1937 he served as the director of the National Library of Albania,[6] the volumes of which tripled during his term. According to some sources, Kolea was the one bringing the rare Codex of Constantine of Berat, part of the Christian literature known as "Kodikët e Shqipërisë" (Albanian Codex), discovered by Ilo Mitkë Qafëzezi.[7][8] Since 1937 he had lived in Elbasan, where he died in 1945. His obituary was written by his close friend, the linguist Mahir Domi. In 1944 his work on Albanian proverbs Një tufë proverba was published in Tiranë. In 2002 Alfred Moisiu honoured him with the gold medal of the Naim Frashëri Order.

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ a b Buda, Aleks (1985). Fjalor enciklopedik shqiptar (in Albanian). Akademia e Shkencave e RPSSH. p. 486. Retrieved 4 July 2011.
  2. ^ Clayer, Nathalie (2007). Aux origines du nationalisme albanais: la naissance d'une nation majoritairement musulmane en Europe. KARTHALA Editions. p. 320. ISBN 978-2-84586-816-8. Retrieved 4 July 2011.
  3. ^ Kaliopi Naska (1987), Ismail Qemali në Lëvizjen Kombëtare Shqiptare, Akademia e shkencave e RPS të shqipërisë, Instituti i historisë, p. 155, OCLC 28807917
  4. ^ Hamit Boriçi (1997). Një shekull e gjysmë publicistikë shqiptare (1848-1997) [One and a half century of Albanian publicistics] (in Albanian). Enti Botues Poligrafik "Gjergj Fishta". OCLC 42598494. Retrieved 2013-10-07.
  5. ^ Mano, Nini (July 3, 2010). "Sotir Kolea, dhunimi i një patrioti (pas vdekjes)". Gazeta Shqip. Archived from the original on October 3, 2011. Retrieved 2011-07-05.
  6. ^ "Biblioteka Kombetare e Shqiperise", Ars Poetica (15): 22, January 2009, ISBN 9781304497949
  7. ^ Flora Koka (2003). 2000 vjet art dhe kulturë kishtare në Shqipëri [2000 years of christian art and culture in Albania] (in Albanian). Kisha Orthodhokse Autoqefale e Shqipërisë. p. 336. Retrieved 2013-10-07.
  8. ^ Carroll, Frances Laverne; Houck, Susan (January 1997). International biographical directory of national archivists, documentalists, and librarians. Scarecrow Press. p. 1. ISBN 978-0-8108-3223-7. Retrieved 4 July 2011.
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