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Hristo Botev

1848 - 1876

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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 and poet. Botev is considered by Bulgarians to be a symbolic historical figure and national hero. His poetry is a prime example of the literature of the Bulgarian National Revival, though he is considered to be ahead of his contemporaries in his political, philosophical, and aesthetic views. Botev was born in Kalofer, Bulgaria, to Botyo Petkov and Ivanka Boteva. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hristo Botev is the 1,223rd most popular writer (down from 1,177th in 2019), the 46th most popular biography from Bulgaria (down from 40th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Bulgarian Writer.

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Among writers, Hristo Botev ranks 1,223 out of 7,302. Before him are Tahar Ben Jelloun, James Clavell, Blaise Cendrars, Cornelius Gallus, Robert Sheckley, and Charles-Ferdinand Ramuz. After him are Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire, Léo Taxil, Michel Verne, Herrad of Landsberg, Laura Marx, and Alexander Griboyedov.

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Among people born in 1848, Hristo Botev ranks 32. Before him are Milena Vukotić, Zinovy Rozhestvensky, Pierre De Geyter, Hermann Alexander Diels, Carlos, Duke of Madrid, and Katsura Tarō. After him are Ulrich von Wilamowitz-Moellendorff, Anna Boch, Guido von List, Princess Marie Isabelle of Orléans, Auguste Forel, and Victor Noir. Among people deceased in 1876, Hristo Botev ranks 16. Before him are Catherine Labouré, Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg, Ildefons Cerdà, Marie d'Agoult, George Smith, and Antoine Jérôme Balard. After him are Maria Vittoria dal Pozzo, František Palacký, Narcisse Virgilio Díaz, Francesco Maria Piave, Philipp Mainländer, and Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna of Russia.

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In Bulgaria

Among people born in Bulgaria, Hristo Botev ranks 46 out of 415. Before him are Michael Shishman of Bulgaria (1280), Zhelyu Zhelev (1935), Vlado Chernozemski (1897), Christian Rakovsky (1873), Jeremias II of Constantinople (1536), and Ivan Sratsimir of Bulgaria (1324). After him are Nicolai Ghiaurov (1929), Nikola Zhekov (1865), Vladimir of Bulgaria (850), Aleksandar Stamboliyski (1879), Ivan Vazov (1850), and Georgi Parvanov (1957).

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Among WRITERS In Bulgaria

Among writers born in Bulgaria, Hristo Botev ranks 4. Before him are Aesop (-620), Elias Canetti (1905), and Saint Naum (830). After him are Ivan Vazov (1850), Georgi Markov (1929), Chernorizets Hrabar (890), Sabahattin Ali (1907), Gregory Tsamblak (1365), Constantine of Preslav (900), Georgi Sava Rakovski (1821), and Elin Pelin (1877).

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