Biography

Hilë Mosi was born in Shkodër

Shkodër

Shkodër , is a city located on Lake of Shkoder in northwestern Albania in the District of Shkodër, of which it is the capital. It is one of the oldest and most historic towns in Albania, as well as an important cultural and economic centre. Shkodër's estimated population is 90,000; if the...

, northern Albania

Albania

Albania , officially known as the Republic of Albania , is a country in Southeastern Europe, in the Balkans region. It is bordered by Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, the Republic of Macedonia to the east and Greece to the south and southeast. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea...

 in 1885. He attended an Italian elementary school and later the Xavierian

Xaverian Brothers

The Xaverian Brothers or Congregation of St. Francis Xavier are a religious order founded by Theodore James Ryken in Bruges, Belgium in 1839 and named after Saint Francis Xavier...

 Shkodër Jesuit College

Shkodër Jesuit College

Shkodër Jesuit College is a Jesuit college in Shkodër, in northwestern Albania. The college has tradiationally been an important centre of scholarly study into Albanian literature and language.-History:The college was started in 1877, as a Xavier college ....

 before studying from 1904 to 1908 in Klagenfurt

Klagenfurt

-Name:Carinthia's eminent linguists Primus Lessiak and Eberhard Kranzmayer assumed that the city's name, which literally translates as "ford of lament" or "ford of complaints", had something to do with the superstitious thought that fateful fairies or demons tend to live around treacherous waters...

, southern Austria

Austria

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 in order to become a teacher. In 1911 he took part in the Albanian uprising of northern Albania against Montenegro

Montenegro

Montenegro Montenegrin: Crna Gora Црна Гора , meaning "Black Mountain") is a country located in Southeastern Europe. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea to the south-west and is bordered by Croatia to the west, Bosnia and Herzegovina to the northwest, Serbia to the northeast and Albania to the...

 and the Ottoman Empire

Ottoman Empire

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. In 1916 he became a member of the Albanian Literary Commission, and in 1920 a member of the Albanian delegation in the League of Nations

League of Nations

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. He was also a deputy of Shkodër from 1920 to 1924.

In 1924 Mosi was one of the main supporters of the revolution that overthrew the regime of Zog I, King of Albania

King of Albania

While the medieval Angevin Kingdom of Albania was a monarchy, it did not encompass the entirety of the modern state of Albania. The latter has been a kingdom on two occasions. The first time was after it was declared independent in 1912...

 and established a democratic government. Fan S. Noli

Fan S. Noli

Theofan Stilian Noli, better known as Fan Noli was an Albanian-American writer, scholar, diplomat, politician, historian, orator, and founder of the Albanian Orthodox Church, who served as prime minister and regent of Albania in 1924.Fan Noli is venerated in Albania as a champion of literature,...

 became the new Prime Minister, while Mosi served as a prefect of Korçë

Korçë

Korçë is a city in southeastern Albania and the capital of the Korçë District. It has a population of around 105,000 people , making it the sixth largest city in Albania...

 and Gjirokastër

Gjirokastër

Gjirokastër is a city in southern Albania with a population of 43,000. Lying in the historical region of Epirus, it is the capital of both the Gjirokastër District and the larger Gjirokastër County...

. After the restoration of monarchy he was initially exiled but returned in Albania in 1927 after amnesty was proclaimed and served anew in the government as minister of public works. In 1928 he served as director-general of public security and from 1930 until his death as minister of education.

Work

Mosi's poetry contains mainly themes of patriotism and love. Most of his works were published between 1900 and 1925. His works include:

1. Këngat Shqipe (Albanian Songs), Thessaloniki
   Thessaloniki
   Thessaloniki , historically also known as Thessalonica, Salonika or Salonica, is the second-largest city in Greece and the capital of the region of Central Macedonia as well as the capital of the Decentralized Administration of Macedonia and Thrace...
   
   , 1909.
2. Zan' i Atdheut (The Voice of the Homeland), Trieste
   Trieste
   Trieste is a city and seaport in northeastern Italy. It is situated towards the end of a narrow strip of land lying between the Adriatic Sea and Italy's border with Slovenia, which lies almost immediately south and east of the city...
   
   , 1913.