Georgi Stamatov
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Georgi Porfiriev Stamatov (Георги Порфириев Стаматов, 25 May 1869 — 9 November 1942) was a Bulgarian writer.
He was born in Tiraspol
, Bessarabia
(then part of the Russian Empire), and until his teens believed himself to be Russian. His father moved to Bulgaria
after the war of liberation in 1879, and Georgi joined him three years later. He graduated from military school in Sofia
, and was an officer in an artillery regiment for a short time, but did not care for this career and instead began to study law at Sofia University
. For most of his life he worked as a judge.
Although his first published work was a poem (1890), he did not consider himself a poet and for the most part wrote pessimistic and ironic short stories set in provincial cities. His first story was published in the journal Thought in 1893, and much of his work is scattered among periodicals, with small book-size compilations appearing in 1905, 1915, and 1929. He died in Sofia in 1942.
He was born in Tiraspol
Tiraspol
Tiraspol is the second largest city in Moldova and is the capital and administrative centre of the unrecognized Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic . The city is located on the eastern bank of the Dniester River...
, Bessarabia
Bessarabia
Bessarabia is a historical term for the geographic region in Eastern Europe bounded by the Dniester River on the east and the Prut River on the west....
(then part of the Russian Empire), and until his teens believed himself to be Russian. His father moved to Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
after the war of liberation in 1879, and Georgi joined him three years later. He graduated from military school in Sofia
Sofia
Sofia is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria and the 12th largest city in the European Union with a population of 1.27 million people. It is located in western Bulgaria, at the foot of Mount Vitosha and approximately at the centre of the Balkan Peninsula.Prehistoric settlements were excavated...
, and was an officer in an artillery regiment for a short time, but did not care for this career and instead began to study law at Sofia University
Sofia University
The St. Clement of Ohrid University of Sofia or Sofia University is the oldest higher education institution in Bulgaria, founded on 1 October 1888...
. For most of his life he worked as a judge.
Although his first published work was a poem (1890), he did not consider himself a poet and for the most part wrote pessimistic and ironic short stories set in provincial cities. His first story was published in the journal Thought in 1893, and much of his work is scattered among periodicals, with small book-size compilations appearing in 1905, 1915, and 1929. He died in Sofia in 1942.
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