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Hristo Botev
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Hristo Botev was a Bulgarian poet, writer, journalist, and revolutionary born in Kalofer. He was a citizen of the Ottoman Empire and wrote in the Bulgarian language. His birth name was Христо Ботьов Петков, and he is known by the name Христо Ботев in his native language.
Botev was influenced by Alexander Pushkin, Alexander Herzen, Nikolay Chernyshevsky, and Lord Byron. He had one child. He was described in the Nordisk familjebok and the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary. His notable work includes the poetry collection Poesía. He died in 1876 after being killed in action.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 1
Top works
- Poesía
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Key facts
- Native name
- Христо Ботев
- Born
- Hristo Botyov Petkov , ( 1848-01-06 ) 6 January 1848, Kalofer , Ottoman Empire
- Died
- 1 June 1876 (1876-06-01) (aged 28), Near Vratsa , Ottoman Empire
- Occupation
- Poet, journalist, revolutionary
- Spouse
- Veneta Boteva
- Children
- Ivanka Boteva
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Bulgaria
- Place of birth
- Kalofer
- Occupation
- translator
- Languages spoken
- Bulgarian
- Native language
- Bulgarian
- Image
- BASA-1271K-1-161-2-Hristo Botev, 1875.JPG
- Number of children
- 1
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- Hristo Botev
- date of birth
- 1848-01-06
- date of death
- 1876-06-01
- birth name
- Христо Ботьов Петков
- influenced by
- Pierre-Joseph Proudhon
- military casualty classification
- killed in action
- name in native language
- Христо Ботев
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Encyclopedic overview
Hristo Botev (Bulgarian: Христо Ботев, pronounced [ˈxristo ˈbɔtɛf]), born Hristo Botyov Petkov (Христо Ботьов Петков; 6 January 1848 [O.S. 25 December 1847] – 1 June [O.S. 20 May] 1876) was a Bulgarian revolutionary, poet and journalist. He participated in the Bulgarian revolutionary movement as a member of the Bulgarian Revolutionary Central Committee. Botev is honoured in Bulgaria.
Early life
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