Giuseppe Valentini (Albanian: Zef Valentini; July 1900 – 16 November 1979) was an Italian priest and albanologist of the 20th century.
He was born in 1900 in Padova where he studied theology as a Jesuit priest. In 1922 he moved to Albania as a missionary and actively participated in magazines such as Lajmetari i Zemres s'Jezu Krishtit, and Leka, which he directed since 1932. During World War II he became a professor of the Albanian language in the University of Palermo.[1]
Valentini is the author of several important works on Albanian history, law, numismatics, and sacred art.[1]
In 1940 Valentini was one of the founders and general secretary of the Royal Institute of the Albanian Studies, the predecessor institute of the Academy of Sciences of Albania.[2]
Sources
edit- ^ a b Robert Elsie (2010). Historical Dictionary of Albania. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 464. ISBN 978-0-8108-6188-6.
- ^ Agency for Research, Technology and Innovation of Albania (2013). "Instituti i Studimeve Shqiptare". for Research, Technology and Innovation of Albania. Archived from the original on 2017-04-05. Retrieved 2013-10-12.