Jorgo Bulo


Jorgo Bulo was an Albanian philologist, historian, and literary critic. From 2003 to his death, he was a member of the Albanian Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Bulo was born on 27 April 1939 in Sheper, Zagori region of Gjirokastër District in Albania. He studied Albanian language and literature in the Faculty of History and Philology of the University of Tirana, graduating in 1960. In 1966 he started working as a scientific cooperator in the Institute of Linguistics and Literature in Tirana. He participated in the Orthography Congress of 1972,, where the orthographic rules of the Albanian language were standardized, and was a signatory. From 1972 to 2008 he was part of the editorial staff of the scientific magazine Studime Filologjike, whilst editor-in-chief during 1997-2007. In 1986 he became Deputy Director, and in 1990 Director of the Institute of Linguistics and Literature, today's part of the Centre of Albanological Studies. In 1982 he received the title Dr., in 1994 As. Prof., and Professor in 1998. In 2003 he was accepted as full member of the Albanian Academy of Sciences. Since 2000 Bulo was member of the task force for the "Albania, a patrimony of European values" project.
Jorgo Bulo died of heart failure on 26 November 2015 in Përmet, Albania.

Awards

  • "Penda e Argjendtë", 1999
  • "Faik Konica", 2008

    Publications

  • Tradita dhe risi letrare, Shtëpia Botuese "Naim Frashëri", Tirana, 1981. OCLC 12693367
  • Historia e letërsisë shqiptare: që nga fillimet deri te Lufta Antifashiste Nacionalçlirimtare as Scientific Editor, Albanian Academy of Sciences, Tirana, 1983. OCLC 14167733
  • Magjia dhe magjistarët e fjalës, Shtëpia Botuese Dituria, Tirana, 1998.
  • Kosova në vështrim enciklopedik, as co-editor, Albanian Academy of Sciences, Tirana, 1999.
  • Tipologjia e lirikës së Naim Frashërit, Albanian Academy of Sciences, Tirana, 1999.
  • Historia e Popullit Shqiptar, as co-author, Albanian Academy of Sciences, Tirana, 2002.
  • Fjalori Enciklopedik Shqiptar, as co-author and scientific editor, Albanian Academy of Sciences, Tirana, 2008. vol.I: / vol.II: / vol.III:
  • Shpirti i fjalës, Albanian Academy of Sciences, Tirana, 2004.