Selim Islami (March 18, 1923 – October 26, 2001) was an Albanian archaeologist and historian from Sarandë who contributed to the development of Illyrian studies.[1][2]

Biography

Selim Islami was born in Pandalejmon, Sarandë District, Albania. He completed his primary education in Saranda and secondary education in Elbasan. In 1951 he graduated from the Moscow University and returned to Albania, where he worked for around forty years at the Albanian Academy of Sciences as an archaeologist.[3]

He was the director of the Archaeological Museum in Tirana, for over ten years he headed its archaeological department.[1] He was also vice-dean of the Faculty of History and Philology of the University of Tirana. In 1973 he was awarded the title of professor.[2]

Selected publications

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Lafe, Emil, ed. (2008). "Fjalor Enciklopedik Shqiptar". (Encyclopedic Dictionary of Albania) (in Albanian). Vol. 2. Tiranë: Akademia e Shkencave e Shqipërisë. p. 1049. ISBN 9789995610272. OCLC 426069353.
  2. ^ a b Korkuti, Muzafer (2001). "Nekrologji e Selim Islamit (In Memoriam Selim Islami)". Iliria (in Albanian and English). 30: 321–326.
  3. ^ Sherafedin Kadriu (2019-01-25). "Prof. Dr. Selim Islami, arkeolog, një figurë emblematike edhe për Gjilanin". 2lonline.com (in Albanian).
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