Tsvetan Radoslavov
Tsvetan Radoslavov Hadzhidenkov (Template:Langx; 1863–1931) was a Bulgarian educator and the author of the current national anthem of Bulgaria, "Mila Rodino".
Born in Svishtov in 1863, he graduated in philosophy in Leipzig. In 1885, while en route to the battlefield during the Serbo-Bulgarian War,[1] Radoslavov composed the song Gorda Stara Planina ("Proud Old Mountain"), which was polished by the composer Dobri Hristov in 1905 and became the national anthem of Bulgaria in 1964 as Mila Rodino. The song was written in 1885 but did not become the national anthem until 1964.[2]
Besides creating the Bulgarian national anthem, Radoslavov was also a prominent scientist. He was one of the three Bulgarians (with Dr Krastyo Krastev and Dimitar Aleksiev) that studied for their doctoral degree under the supervision of the father of modern psychology, Wilhelm Wundt. Rejecting invitations to work as a teacher in Vienna, Leipzig and Prague, he returned to Bulgaria to work at the Third High School for Boys in Sofia, believing he was helping the development of modern Bulgaria by teaching students European and ancient languages, psychology, ethics and logic.
Radoslavov lived in a small apartment at 3 Angel Kanchev Street, where he is commemorated today by a plaque by Template:Ill.Tsvetan Radoslavov died on October 27, 1931 (aged 68) in Sofia, Tsardom of Bulgaria.
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- Goldstein, Margaret J. (2005-01-01). Bulgaria in Pictures. Twenty-First Century Books. Template:ISBN.
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- 1863 births
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- Bulgarian male classical composers
- Romantic composers
- 20th-century Bulgarian classical composers
- National anthem writers
- People from Svishtov
- People of the Serbo-Bulgarian War
- 20th-century Bulgarian male musicians
- 19th-century male musicians
- People from the Principality of Bulgaria