Vedat Kokona was an Albanian translator, writer and lexicologist of the 20th century, well known for his dual dictionaries English-Albanian and French-Albanian and his contributions in Albanian lexicology and lexicography.
10 Facts About Vedat Kokona
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Vedat Kokona's father, Elmaz, was a lawyer and a judge of the Ottoman Empire.
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Vedat Kokona finished in 1935 the Albanian National lyceum of Korca, then pursued higher studies in law in Paris, France.
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Vedat Kokona devoted most of life and work to French language.
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Vedat Kokona was one of the best lexicologues of this language.
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Vedat Kokona worked on and published different French-Albanian and Albanian-French dictionaries and English-Albanian dictionaries.
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Vedat Kokona is one of the most important Albanian authors in lexicology and lexicography.
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Vedat Kokona is one of the most renowned translators from French, Italian, English and Russian.
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Vedat Kokona has made significant contributions in translation of poetry and prose by translating about 15,000 verses from the poetry of the world into Albanian.
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Vedat Kokona holds a PhD "Honoris causa" from the University of Tirana and is Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters, and Officer of the Order of the Academic Palms, two orders of chivalry, awarded by the French Government.