Murat Toptani

Murat Toptani
Murat Toptani

Murat Toptani was an Albanian poet, artist and activist of the Albanian National Awakening. In 1912, he became one of the signatories of Albanian Declaration of Independence.[1] As a sculptor, Toptani created the first bust of George Kastrioti Skanderbeg, a national hero of Albania.[2]

Trivia

  • A pedestrian road in the center of Tirana is named after Murat Toptani

References

  1. ^ "History of Albanian People" Albanian Academy of Science.ISBN 99927-1-623-1
  2. ^ L'arte albanese nei secoli. Museo preistorico-etnografico Luigi Pigorini. Leonard Arte. 1985. p. 159. http://books.google.com/books?id=_bJPAAAAMAAJ&q=Murat+Toptani&dq=Murat+Toptani&hl=en&ei=ySCFTL-IOtDCswbr4pGbBQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=8&ved=0CD4Q6AEwBzgU. 
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