Drumev was born in Shumen and lived through the Revival and after Liberation. The Literary Society was a scholarly and literary association preceding the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. His church name was Kliment; he is distinct from the medieval Clement of Ohrid. These different roles belong to one biography. Wrote An Unfortunate Family. Helped establish the Bulgarian Literary Society. Became a churchman under the name Kliment. His career shows links between literature, learned societies and politics in the nineteenth century.
History of Bulgaria
