Vasil Kanchov
Encyclopedia
Vasil Kanchov (26 July 1862 – 6 February 1904) was a Bulgaria
n geographer
, ethnographer and politician
.
Vasil Kanchov was born in Vratsa
. Upon graduating from High school in Lom, Bulgaria, he entered the University of Harkov
, then in Russia
. During the Serbo-Bulgarian War
1885 he suspended his education and took part in the war. Later, he went on to pursue studies at universities in Munich
and Stuttgart
, but in 1888 he interrupted his education again due to an illness.
In the following years Kanchov was a Bulgarian teacher in Macedonia
. He was a teacher in the Bulgarian Men's High School of Thessaloniki
(1888–1891), a director of Bulgarian schools in Serres
district (1891–1892), a headmaster of Bulgarian Men's High School of Thessaloniki
(1892–1893), а chief school inspector of the Bulgarian schools in Macedonia (1894–1897).
After 1898 Kanchov returned to Bulgaria and went into politics. In the beginning of 1902 he became an educational minister of Bulgaria, but was killed in his office by psychopath.
He travelled extensively after 1888, visiting and researching all over Macedonia.
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
n geographer
Geographer
A geographer is a scholar whose area of study is geography, the study of Earth's natural environment and human society.Although geographers are historically known as people who make maps, map making is actually the field of study of cartography, a subset of geography...
, ethnographer and politician
Politician
A politician, political leader, or political figure is an individual who is involved in influencing public policy and decision making...
.
Biography
Vratsa
Vratsa is a city in northwestern Bulgaria, at the foothills of the Balkan Mountains. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous Vratsa Province. As of February 2011, the town has a population of 60,482 inhabitants....
. Upon graduating from High school in Lom, Bulgaria, he entered the University of Harkov
Kharkiv
Kharkiv or Kharkov is the second-largest city in Ukraine.The city was founded in 1654 and was a major centre of Ukrainian culture in the Russian Empire. Kharkiv became the first city in Ukraine where the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic was proclaimed in December 1917 and Soviet government was...
, then in Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
. During the Serbo-Bulgarian War
Serbo-Bulgarian War
The Serbo-Bulgarian War was a war between Serbia and Bulgaria that erupted on 14 November 1885 and lasted until 28 November the same year. Final peace was signed on 19 February 1886 in Bucharest...
1885 he suspended his education and took part in the war. Later, he went on to pursue studies at universities in Munich
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
and Stuttgart
Stuttgart
Stuttgart is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. The sixth-largest city in Germany, Stuttgart has a population of 600,038 while the metropolitan area has a population of 5.3 million ....
, but in 1888 he interrupted his education again due to an illness.
In the following years Kanchov was a Bulgarian teacher in Macedonia
Macedonia (region)
Macedonia is a geographical and historical region of the Balkan peninsula in southeastern Europe. Its boundaries have changed considerably over time, but nowadays the region is considered to include parts of five Balkan countries: Greece, the Republic of Macedonia, Bulgaria, Albania, Serbia, as...
. He was a teacher in the Bulgarian Men's High School of Thessaloniki
Bulgarian Men's High School of Thessaloniki
The Sts. Cyril and Methodius Bulgarian Men's High School of Thessaloniki was the first Bulgarian high school in Macedonia. One of the most influential Bulgarian educational centres in Macedonia and Southern Thrace, it was founded in autumn 1880 in Ottoman Thessaloniki and existed until...
(1888–1891), a director of Bulgarian schools in Serres
Serres, Greece
Sérres is a city in Macedonia, Greece. It is situated in a fertile plain at an elevation of about 70 m, some 24 km northeast of the Strymon river and 69 km north-east of the Macedonian capital, Thessaloniki. The Rhodope Mountains rise to the north and east of the city...
district (1891–1892), a headmaster of Bulgarian Men's High School of 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...
(1892–1893), а chief school inspector of the Bulgarian schools in Macedonia (1894–1897).
After 1898 Kanchov returned to Bulgaria and went into politics. In the beginning of 1902 he became an educational minister of Bulgaria, but was killed in his office by psychopath.
He travelled extensively after 1888, visiting and researching all over Macedonia.
Works
- Macedonia — ethnography and statistics 1900 ("Македония. Етнография и статистика"').
- Orohydrography of Macedonia 1911
- The region of Bitola, Prespa and Ohrid. Travel notes.. 1890 ("Битолско, Преспа и Охридско. Пътни бележки").
- The present and the past of the town of Veles. 1892 ("Сегашното и недавнашното минало на гр. Велес") .