Comment: | Krastyo Kotev Krastev (1866 - 1919), commonly known as Dr. Krastev, was a Bulgarian writer, translator, philosopher and public figure. He was most notably Bulgaria's first professional literary critic. Krastev became headmaster of the Kazanlak pedagogical school (1888 – 1890) and then a teacher of logic, psychology and ethics at the First Sofia High School for Boys (1890 – 1891). He was a lecturer in philosophy at Sofia University (1895 – 1896, 1899 – 1907, 1908 – 1919). In 1898 he became correspondent member of the Bulgarian Literary Society (renamed "Bulgarian Academy of Sciences" in 1911) and a full member in 1900. Krastev was an influential member of the modernist "Misal" (Thought) circle and editor in chief of the literary "Misal" magazine. |
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