Grigor Parlichev

Grigor Stavrev Parlichev
Parlichev c. 1890
Native name
Григор Пърличев
Born18 January 1830
Died25 January 1893 (aged 63)
Ohrid, Manastir Vilayet, Ottoman Empire
Pen nameGrigorios Stavridis (for his Greek works)
OccupationPoet, writer, and teacher
LanguageBulgarian and Greek
PeriodBulgarian National Revival
Notable worksO Armatolos
1762 leto
Autobiography
Notable awards1st prize, Athens University Poetry Competition (1860)
Children5, including Kiril

Grigor Stavrev Parlichev (Bulgarian: Григор Ставрев Пърличев; Macedonian: Григор Ставрев Прличев, romanizedGrigor Stavrev Prličev; 18 January 1830 – 25 January 1893), also known as Grigorios Stavridis (Greek: Γρηγόριος Σταυρίδης), was a Bulgarian writer, teacher and translator. He received acclaim as a "second Homer" in Greece for his poem O Armatolos. Afterwards, he became a Bulgarian national activist. Parlichev was subject to criticism by contemporary Bulgarian figures for what they regarded as poor knowledge of Bulgarian. His other notable works include the poems Skenderbeg, 1762 leto, and his autobiographical work Autobiography. In North Macedonia and Bulgaria, he is regarded as a pioneer of national awakening, but his national identity has been also disputed between both countries.