Zlatarov was born in Haskovo and studied in Bulgaria and abroad. Biochemistry studies chemical processes in living organisms. Alongside teaching and research, he gave public lectures and wrote literature. His scientific work and literary books form different parts of one career and require different ways of reading. Worked in chemistry and biochemistry. Taught at Sofia University. Wrote popular science and literary texts. His work shows the place of science in public life before the Second World War.