Branko Merxhani
Branko Merxhani | |
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| Born | 1894 Niš, Ottoman Empire |
| Died | 25 December 1981 (aged 87) Istanbul, Turkey |
| Pen name | Baha Özler, Ali Pazar |
| Occupation | journalist, translator, publisher |
Aleksandër Merxhani mostly known as Branko Merxhani (1894–1981) was an Albanian intellectual, sociologist, writer, journalist and literary critic. He was one of the most important cultural figures of the pre-World War II in Albania, publisher of Përpjekja shqiptare. During the '30s he developed an ideological program named Neo-Albanianism (Albanian: Neo-shqiptarisma), which he developed being heavily influenced by Turkish sociologist Ziya Gökalp.