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Hristo G. Danov
1828-1911 Danov was laid to rest only a few steps from his home, here
in the churchyard of the St.
St. Konstantin and Helena cathedral church
in Plovdiv |
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| This memorial to Hristo G. Danov, stands near the top of hill Sahat Tepe at the center of Plovdiv town. Hristo G. Danov founded Bulgaria's first publishing house in 1855 here in Plovdiv. "Hristo G. Danov" Publishing House printed and distributed books, newspapers and magazines around Bulgaria. The first printing press in Bulgaria appeared at that time at the printing house. |
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The grandson of Hristo G. Danov, also Hristo Danov,was President of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Bulgaria. He died in Sofia on February 10, 2003 after a brief illness. | |
| In Old Town Plovdiv, the Museum of Book Publishing is arranged in the house of renowned enlightener Hristo G. Danov. Enter the gate at the right. There are 50 steps up to the museum grounds. We have arranged a gallery of museum photos which illustrate Danov's contribution to Bulgaria's education and literacy and his profound interest in the scientific advancements of his time. We have also included special photographs of the beauty inside this Old Town Plovdiv home, as many original and attractive artifacts remain for view today. |
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Hristo G. Danov is represented on the 50 Leva banknote issued in 1992. Danov, a Plovdiv native, is widely recognized as one of the first publishers in the period of the Bulgarian Renaissance. Beacuse of Danov's
efforts, a great many books and textbooks became available to a
larger part of the Bulgarian population; he is remembered as "the
father of Bulgarian printing." |
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