Detailed list
Years1896-1899
Approx. duration4 years
Century19th century
- Birthplace
- Klisura
Biography
Hristo Gruev Danov (1828-1911) was a Bulgarian Revival-era teacher, writer and founder of modern Bulgarian publishing, known as the Apostle of national education. Born in Klisura, he studied with Sava Radulov, Nayden Gerov and Yoakim Gruev, and in 1849 became an assistant teacher in Plovdiv. In 1857, together with Yacho Truvchev and Nyagul Boyadzhiski, he created the first Bulgarian enterprise for publishing and distributing books, which grew into the Hristo G. Danov and Co. publishing house. As mayor of Plovdiv in 1897-1899, he brought to municipal government the authority of an educator and publisher whose work was directly tied to the city's cultural modernization.