Gjon Buzuku
Gjon Buzuku (15 March 1499 – 9 October 1577) was an Albanian Catholic priest who wrote the first known printed book in Albanian. Gjon Buzuku was born in the village of Livari (Krajina, Albanian: Krajë) in the Bar district, close to Northern Albania (Krajë is located on the shores of Skadar Lake), then Ottoman Empire. He probably lived in or near Venice, Italy. There are claims that he was the bishop of two dioceses in north Albania or that he was a monk.
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| Full name at birth | John Buzuku
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| Claim to fame | Wrote the first known printed book in Albanian.
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| Date of birth | 15 March 1499
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| Date of death | 9 October 1577
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| Age | 78 (age at death)
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