Mark Krasniqi (9 October 1920 – 28 August 2015) was a Kosovar Albanian ethnographist, publicist, writer and translator who did most of his work while residing in Yugoslavia.
He was born on 19 October 1920 in near Peć, in the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes. He finished elementary school in Peć in the Serbian language and due to his Catholic background attended the Catholic high school in Prizren, being one of few Albanians among mostly Croatians and Slovenes, finishing in 1941. After high school, he studied literature at the University of Padova, Italy and after World War II he studied geography and ethnography at the University of Belgrade. Krasniqi was a contributor to the Rilindja newspaper since 1945 in Prizren. After writing an article related to Marije Shllaku, he was accused of overpassing the nationalistic boundaries and his scholarship got cancelled. Despite that, he graduated in 1950.
After his graduation, until the end of 1961, he worked in the Ethnographical Institute of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts, being one of few ethnic Albanians to receive a membership in that Academy. Since 1961 he lectured at the University of Pristina (now Universiteti i Prishtinës); he was also a member of Academy of Sciences and Arts of Kosovo. Krasniqi earned his PhD in the University of Ljubljana in 1960. He published various studies and scientific books on ethnography and geography as well as textbooks. He was most widely known as a writer, especially for his poetry for children.
Krasniqi was a member of the Assembly of Kosovo during the legislatures of 2001-2004, 2004-2007, and 2007-2010 representing Albanian Christian Democratic Party of Kosovo, part of respectively LDK, LDK, and LDDparliamentary groups. He has also served as President of Academy of Sciences and Arts of Kosovo, Dean at the Faculty of Law and Economics, President of Albanian Christian Democratic Party (PSHDK), and First Head of the Association of Writers of Kosovo. Beside Albanian and Serbo-Croatian he was fluent in Italian.
Publications
Scientific studies
Contemporary socio-geographical changes in Kosovo and Dukagjin (Serbian: Savremene društveno-geografske promene na Kosovu i Metohiji), 1963, in Serbo-Croatian, publisher: Rilindja, Prishtina, OCLC 631576938
Ethnic aspect of migrations: Albanians through violent deportations (Albanian: Aspekti etnik i migrimeve : shqiptarët në rrjedhat e shpërnguljeve të dhunshme), 2012, publisher: Academy of Sciences and Arts of Kosovo, Prishtina, ISBN9789951615020 (Hivzi Islami as co-author)
Sami Frasheri and the pedagogy of National Awakening (Albanian: Sami Frashëri dhe pedagogjia e rilindjes kombëtare), 1995, publisher: Academy of Sciences and Arts of Kosovo, Prishtina, OCLC 439580947 (Jashar Rexhepagiq as co-author)
Folkloric Architecture of the Region of Prizren During the 18th and 19th Centuries (Albanian: Arkitektura folklorike e rajonit të Prizrenit në shekujt XVIII-XIX), 2011, publisher: Academy of Sciences and Arts of Kosovo, Prishtina, ISBN9789951615013 (Shpresë Siqeca; Pajazit Nushi; Hivzi Islami as co-authors)
Collection of works, wrap up of a decade of work 1961-1971 (Albanian: Përmbledhje punimesh : me rastin e dhjetëvjetorit të punës 1961-1971), 1972, publisher: Fakulteti Juridik-Ekonomik i Prishtinës, Prishtina, OCLC 500049145 (in Albanian and Serbo-Croatian)
Etno-geographical meaning of Rugova's toponyms (Serbian: Etno-geografsko značenje toponima Rugove), 1982, publisher: Yugoslavian Academy of Arts and Sciences, Zagreb, OCLC 438827593
Textbooks
Economical geography (Albanian: Gjeografia ekonomike : enti i teksteve dhe i mjeteve mësimore i Krahinës Socialiste Autonome të Kosovës), permanent faculty text, 1985 (4th edition, previous three in Serbian)
Geography of Yugoslavia, high school text, 1975, publisher: "Enti i teksteve dhe mjeteve mesimore i Krahinës Socialiste Autonome të Kosovës", OCLC 255896663
Geography for elementary school, VIII grade, 3rd edition, 1978
Publicistics
Positioning and reactions (Albanian: Qëndrime e reagime), publisher: Ars poetica, Prishtina, 1995, OCLC 635691315
Kosovo today: detailed report presented to the Belgian Senate, 1992, Brussels, in German and English, OCLC 500191038
The Servant Jernej and His Justice (Slovene: Hlapec Jernej in njegova pravica), Ivan Cankar, 1907, publisher: Progres, Prishtina, 1949, OCLC: 451225721
The big year 1941 (Albanian: Vjeti i madh), evidence regarding World War II in Yugoslavia, various, publisher: Directory of Information, Government of Serbia P.R., Belgrade, 1950
Macedonian writers for children (Albanian: Shkrimtarët maqedonas për fëmijë), poetry compilation, various, publisher: Rilindja, Prishtina, 1962
"Zambarja e shelqes", poetry compilation from Grigor Vitez, publisher: SGB Rilindja, Prishtina, 1960
Snowhite (adaptation), Hans Christian Andersen, publisher: "Mustafa Bakija", Prishtina, 1956
First book for the homeland, Zagorčić - Herzog, publisher: "Mustafa Bakija", Prishtina, 1954 (co-translator Adem Bllaca)
Further reading
Children's poetry of Mark Krasniqi: monographic study (Albanian: Poezia për fëmijë e Mark Krasniqit: studim monografik), Anton Berisha, publisher: "Faik Konica", Prishtina, 2002, ISBN9789951060004
References
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