# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/ivan-vazov
# Generated: 2026-08-13T06:06:15.964Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/ivan-vazov"
name: "Ivan Vazov"
slug: "ivan-vazov"
description: "Ivan Minchov Vazov was a Bulgarian poet, novelist, and playwright, often referred to as \"the Patriarch of Bulgarian literature\". He was born in Sopot, a town in the Rose Valley of Bulgaria. The works of Ivan Vazov reveal two historical epochs - the Bulgarian Renaissance and the Post-Liberation epoch. Ivan Vazov holds the highest honorary title of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences - Academician. He acted as Education and People Enlightenment Minister from September 7, 1897, until January 30, 1899, representing the People's Party."
tagline: "Bulgarian writer and poet (1850-1921)"
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gender: "male"
category:
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profileType:
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birthDate: "1850-07-09"
deathDate: "1921-09-22"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump