Zef Jubani
Zef Jubani | |
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Jubani on a 1968 stamp of Albania | |
| Born | Zef Ndokillia 1818 Shkodër, Ottoman Empire, modern Albania |
| Died | February 1, 1880 (aged 61–62) |
| Occupation | folklorist, writer |
| Language | Albanian French Italian |
| Literary movement | Albanian National Awakening |
| Notable works | Collection of Albanian Folk Songs and Rhapsodies |
Zef Jubani or Giuseppe Jubany in Italian (born Zef Ndokillia; 1818 – February 1, 1880) was an Albanian folklorist and activist of the Albanian National Awakening. He is known for the publication of a Collection of Albanian Folk Songs and Rhapsodies in the Gheg Albanian dialect. Jubani advocated the creation of a unique alphabet of the Albanian language. For his political activities, which often were anti-clericalist, Jubani was denounced to the Holy See by the Jesuit missionaries of Shkodër.