Shtjefën Gjeçovi

Shtjefën Gjeçovi
Gjeçovi, 1920s
Born(1874-07-12)12 July 1874
Janjevo, Lipjan, Sanjak of Prizren, Ottoman Empire
(now Kosovo)
Died14 October 1929(1929-10-14) (aged 55)
Zym, Kingdom of Yugoslavia (now Kosovo)
NationalityCroat, Yugoslavia
Occupation(s)Catholic priest, ethnologist and folklorist
Known forAlbanian folklore studies
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Shtjefën Konstantin Gjeçov-Kryeziu or Stjepan Gečević (12 July 1874 – 14 October 1929) was an Albanian Catholic priest, nationalist, ethnologist, and folklorist from Kosovo. He is regarded as the father of Albanian folklore studies.

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