Krste Misirkov (1874–1926)
Born 1874 CE, died 1926 CE.
Krste Petkov Misirkov (Macedonian: Крсте Петков Мисирков, pronounced ['kr̩stɛ 'pɛtkɔf mi'sirkɔf]; Bulgarian: Кръсте Петков Мисирков; Serbo-Croatian Cyrillic: Крста Петковић Мисирков; 18 November 1874 – 26 July 1926) was a philologist, journalist, historian, folklorist and ethnographer from the region of Macedonia. In the period between 1903 and 1905, he published the book titled On Macedonian Matters and the journal Vardar in which he affirmed the existence of a Macedonian national identity separate from other Balkan nations, and attempted to codify a standard Macedonian language based on the central Western Macedonian dialects. Misirkov is regarded as the forefather of the Macedonian nation and for his efforts to codify a standard Macedonian language, he is often considered "the founder of the modern Macedonian literary language". A survey conducted by the newspaper Vreme in the Republic of Macedonia (now North Macedonia) in the 2000s found Misirkov to be "the most significant Macedonian of the 20th century". He was one of the founders of the pro-Bulgarian Secret Macedonian-Adrianople Circle established in 1900 in Saint Petersburg.
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