Besim Bokshi

Albanian poet (1930-2014)
Person human Q175496
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Summary

Besim Bokshi was born on November 12, 1930[1], in Gjakova[2]. He died on August 16, 2014[3], in Gjakova[4]. He worked as a poet[5], university teacher[6], linguist[7], philologist[8], and politician[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (24 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: Kosovo[11]
  • Occupation: writer[12]
  • Employer: University of Pristina (1969–1999)[13]
  • Educated at: University of Belgrade[14], University of Pristina (1969–1999)[15]
  • Sex or gender: male[16]
  • Family name: Bokshi[17]
  • Given name: Besim[18]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Albanian[19]
  • Interested in: albanology[20]
  • Writing language: Albanian[21]

Why It Matters

Besim Bokshi has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

FAQs

Where was Besim Bokshi born?

Besim Bokshi was born in Gjakova[2].

Where did Besim Bokshi die?

Besim Bokshi died in Gjakova[4].

What did Besim Bokshi do for work?

Besim Bokshi worked as a poet[5], university teacher[6], linguist[7], philologist[8], and politician[9].

Where did Besim Bokshi go to school?

Besim Bokshi was educated at University of Belgrade[14] and University of Pristina (1969–1999)[15].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. wikidata.org.
  15. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 14d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death → Gjakova
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'az', 'bg', 'de', 'el', 'en', 'hy', 'ka', 'pl', 'ru', 'sq', 'sv', 'tr',
    Signature → Besim Bokshi (nënshkrim).svg
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/56916|batch #56916]]: Import places of birth, death from dewiki"
  2. 14w ago · ~2026-38463-67 · 2026-07-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Name in native language → —
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Name in native language: Бесим Бокси, Besim Bokši"
  3. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth → Gjakova
    Citizenship → —
    Educated at → University of Belgrade, University of Pristina (1969–1999)
    Interested in → albanology
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/31727|batch #31727]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (20)"
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