Naim Frashëri
Albanian poet, writer and activist
- Lived
- 1846–1900
- Country
- Ottoman Empire
- Also writes as
- D. Keto
Updated September 2026
About Naim Frashëri
Naim bey Frashëri, more commonly Naim Frashëri, was an Albanian historian, journalist, poet, translator, and one of the most prominent figures of the Albanian National Awakening. Regarded as a pioneer of modern Albanian literature and one of the most influential Albanian cultural icons of the 19th century, he was proclaimed as the national poet of Albania.
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