Branko Merxhani
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Born1894
Pen nameBaha Özler, Ali Pazar
Occupationjournalist, translator, publisher
Branko Merxhani | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1894 |
| Died | 25 December 1981 (aged 87) |
| Pen name | Baha Özler, Ali Pazar |
| Occupation | journalist, translator, publisher |
Aleksandër Merxhani (1894–1981), mostly known as Branko Merxhani, was an Albanian intellectual, sociologist, writer, journalist and literary critic. He was one of the most important cultural figures of the pre-World War II in Albania, publisher of Përpjekja shqiptare. During the '30s he developed an ideological program named Neo-Albanianism (Albanian: Neo-shqiptarisma),[1] which he developed being heavily influenced by Turkish sociologist Ziya Gökalp.[2]
