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Dora d'Istria

1828 - 1888

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Dora d'Istria, pen name of Duchess Helena Koltsova-Massalskaya, born Elena Ghica (Gjika) (22 January 1828 in Bucharest – 17 November 1888 in Florence), was a Romanian Romantic writer and feminist. She was an advocate for the Albanian national cause of the 19th century, and promoted the Albanian struggle for independence in Western Europe, despite not knowing the Albanian language herself. Her writings and efforts gained recognition among Albanian nationalist circles, and her name was used to garner support for the cause. She was an accomplished writer, fluent in multiple languages including Romanian, Italian, German, French, Latin, Ancient and Modern Greek, and Russian. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Dora d'Istria is the 2,016th most popular writer (up from 2,045th in 2019), the 139th most popular biography from Romania (down from 138th in 2019) and the 15th most popular Romanian Writer.

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Among writers, Dora d'Istria ranks 2,016 out of 7,302. Before her are Hirokazu Kanazawa, Robert Chambers, Desanka Maksimović, Yuan Zhen, Vishnu Sharma, and Robert de Boron. After her are Audre Lorde, Johann Nestroy, Katia Mann, Abu Hamid al-Gharnati, Marko Vovchok, and Jeremias Gotthelf.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1828, Dora d'Istria ranks 28. Before her are Friedrich Albert Lange, Charles de Freycinet, Antonio Cánovas del Castillo, Iosif Gurko, Prince Adalbert of Bavaria, and George Meredith. After her are Étienne Carjat, Meyer Guggenheim, Joseph Dietzgen, Effie Gray, Charles Floquet, and Antoinette de Mérode. Among people deceased in 1888, Dora d'Istria ranks 33. Before her are Mary Ann Nichols, Annie Chapman, Namık Kemal, Princess Helena of Nassau, Charles Cros, and Elizabeth Stride. After her are George Robert Waterhouse, Catherine Eddowes, Josif Pančić, Vsevolod Garshin, Joseph Dietzgen, and Matthew Arnold.

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In Romania

Among people born in Romania, Dora d'Istria ranks 139 out of 844. Before her are Emerich Jenei (1937), Lucian Mureșan (1931), Mihail Kogălniceanu (1817), Péter Eötvös (1944), Hermann Kövess von Kövessháza (1854), and Ibrahim Muteferrika (1674). After her are Rezső Kasztner (1906), Mihai Antonescu (1904), Péter Pázmány (1570), István Bethlen (1874), Georges Politzer (1903), and Mircea Cărtărescu (1956).

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Among WRITERS In Romania

Among writers born in Romania, Dora d'Istria ranks 15. Before her are Panait Istrati (1884), Dositej Obradović (1742), Károly Kerényi (1897), Ion Luca Caragiale (1852), Lajos Zilahy (1891), and Miklós Nyiszli (1901). After her are Mircea Cărtărescu (1956), Constantin Virgil Gheorghiu (1916), János Arany (1817), Ana Blandiana (1942), Vasile Alecsandri (1821), and Olha Kobylianska (1863).

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