- Tsvetan Radoslavov
Tsvetan Radoslavov Hadzhidenkov ( _bg. Цветан Радославов Хаджиденков) (1863–1931) was a
Bulgaria n teacher and the author of the currentnational anthem of Bulgaria, "Mila Rodino ".Born in
Svishtov in 1863, he graduated inphilosophy inLeipzig . In 1885, while en route to the battlefield during theSerbo-Bulgarian War , Radoslavov composed the song "Gorda Stara Planina", which was polished by the composerDobri Hristov in 1905 and became a national anthem of Bulgaria in 1963 as "Mila Rodino".Besides creating the Bulgarian national anthem, Radoslavov was also a prominent scientist. He was one of the three Bulgarians (with Dr
Krastyo Krastev andDimitar Aleksiev ) that took their doctor's degree by the father of modernpsychology ,Wilhelm Wundt . Rejecting invitations to work as a teacher inVienna , Leipzig andPrague , he returned to Bulgaria to work at the Third High School for Boys inSofia , believing he was helping the development of modern Bulgaria by teaching students European andancient languages , psychology,ethics andlogic .Radoslavov lived in a small apartment at 3
Angel Kanchev Street, where he is today commemorated by a plaque byGeorgi Chapkanov .References
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