Batscho Kiro
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Batscho Kiro , bourgeois Kiro Petro Sanew , ( Bulgarian Бачо Киро ; * July 7, 1835 in Byala Cherkva ; † May 28, 1876 in Veliko Tarnowo ) was a Bulgarian writer and revolutionary.
Life
Kiro worked as a teacher and wrote travelogues and a drama.
In 1876, Kiro took part in the Bulgarian April uprising against Ottoman rule. He was one of the leaders in Popen Chariton's department . After the uprising was put down, he was hanged in the center of Veliko Tarnovo.
Bacho Kiro Peak in Grahamland in Antarctica has been named after him since 2012 .
Works (selection)
- Poor Tantscho , drama, 1879
literature
- Batscho Kiro . In: Taschenlexikon Bulgaria , Bibliographisches Institut Leipzig 1983, page 23 f.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Batscho Kiro |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Sanew, Kiro Petro |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Bulgarian writer and revolutionary |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 7, 1835 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Byala Cherkva |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 28, 1876 |
| Place of death | Veliko Tarnovo |