Marin Drinov was a Bulgarian historian and philologist who lived from 1838 to 1906. In 1869 he became the first chair of the Bulgarian Literary Society, the predecessor of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. That year he published studies of the Bulgarian people’s origins and the history of the Bulgarian Church. In 1879 he supported Sofia’s selection as capital, stressing its location and potential for development. An individual’s proposal and the assembly’s decision were different things. His work connects historical research with the creation of scholarly and state institutions.
Achievements
Published studies of Bulgaria’s past in 1869.
Published studies of Bulgaria’s past in 1869.
Where you meet Marin Drinov
Bulgarian Constituent Assembly · Public domain · Bulgarian Archives State Agency / Wikimedia Commons
History of Bulgaria
