Kuzman Shapkarev

Kuzman Anastasov Shapkarev, (Bulgarian: Кузман Анастасов Шапкарев), (1 January 1834 – 18 March 1909) was a Bulgarian folklorist, ethnographer and scientist from the Ottoman region of Macedonia, author of textbooks and ethnographic studies and a significant figure of the Bulgarian National Revival.

Kuzman Shapkarev
Kuzman Shapkarev decorated with the Bulgarian Order "For Civil Merit", 5th Class
Native name
Кузман Шапкарев
Born(1834-02-01)February 1, 1834
Ohrid, Manastir Vilayet Ottoman Empire
DiedMarch 18, 1909(1909-03-18) (aged 75)
Sofia, Bulgaria
OccupationWriter, publicist, teacher, folklorist
LanguageBulgarian
PeriodBulgarian National Revival
SpouseElisaveta Miladinova-Shapkareva (d. 1870), Ekaterina Shapkareva
ChildrenKliment Shapkarev, Ivan Shapkarev
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