
Anton Harapi (1888 – 1946), Franciscan friar, teacher, writer and politician.Papa Marco La Piana (1883 – 1958), priest and scholar, gave his contribute through his studies on Albanian language.Theofan Stilian Noli (1882 – 1965), bishop and intellectual, writer, scholar, diplomat, politician, historian, orator, founder of the Orthodox Church of Albania.
Gjergj Fishta (1871 – 1940), Franciscan friar, poet, politician and translator. Nikoll Kaçorri (1862 – 1917), Catholic religious, politician and patriot, deputy prime minister with Ismail Qemali, in the first Albanian government (1912–1913).
Papa Francesco Antonio Santori (1819 – 1894), writer, poet and playwright. Giuseppe Crispi (1781 – 1859), one of the major figures of the Arbëresh community of Sicily of that era, wrote a number of works on the Albanian language. Papa Nikollë Filja (1691 – 1769), priest and writer. Pjetër Bogdani (1630 – 1689), Catholic bishop and writer, author of the first Albanian work in prose. Frang Bardhi (1606 – 1644), Catholic bishop, lexicographer, folklorist and ethnographer, author of the first dictionary of the Albanian language known so far. Papa Luca Matranga (1567 – 1619), priest and scholar, author of the first literary expression arbëresh of the Albanians in diaspora. Pjetër Budi (1565 – 1622), Catholic priest and writer, published three books in Albanian and I leave several poems in his native language. Gjon Buzuku (1499 – 1577), bishop Catholic, author of the oldest known document in Albanian: a translation of the Roman Missal, " Meshari" ( 1555).
Father Marin Barleti (1450 – 1513), Catholic ecclesiastic and writer, author of the life of Scanderbeg.Dhimitër Frangu (1443 – 1525), friar and scholar of a noble family, treasurer and councilor of Giorgio Castriota, in 1480 wrote the first biography, in Latin, on the life of Scandebeg, from which all later writers drew.7.4.1 Models and beauty pageant participants.JSTOR ( June 2020) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message).Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.įind sources: "Lists of Albanians" – news Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. This article needs additional citations for verification.