Ivan Vazov
Ivan Minchov Vazov (; – 22 September 1921) was a
Bulgarian
poet,
novelist, and
playwright, often referred to as "the
Patriarch of Bulgarian literature". He was born in
Sopot, a town in the
Rose Valley of Bulgaria (then part of the
Ottoman Empire). The works of Ivan Vazov reveal two historical epochs - the Bulgarian Renaissance and the Post-Liberation (from Ottoman Empire rule) epoch. Ivan Vazov holds the highest honorary title of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences - Academician. He acted as Education and People Enlightenment Minister from September 7, 1897, until January 30, 1899, representing the People's Party.
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