Ardian Klosi
| Ardian Klosi | |
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| Born | Ardian Klosi 9 July 1957 Tirana, People's Socialist Republic of Albania |
| Died | 26 April 2012 (aged 54) Tirana, Republic of Albania |
| Resting place | Sharra cemetery, Tirana |
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| Language | Albanian, German |
| Nationality | Albanian |
| Education | BSc on Albanian literature and PhD on German and Comparative Literature |
| Alma mater | University of Tirana, University of Innsbruck |
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| Spouse | Jutta Benzenberg |
| Children | two daughters |
| Relatives | Bilbil Klosi (father) former Minister of Justice in period 1953—1966 (regime of Enver Hoxha) |
Ardian Klosi (9 July 1957 – 26 April 2012) was an Albanian publicist, albanologist, writer, translator and social activist. He graduated Albanian literature at the University of Tirana in 1981 and received his PhD on German and Comparative Literature at the University of Innsbruck.
Ardian Klosi was born in Tirana in 1957 to Klosi family, originally from Mallakastër. His father was Bilbil Klosi, the former Minister of Justice in period 1953—1966 and secretary of the presidium of the National Assembly in period 1966—1973.
In 1981 Ardian earned a degree in Albanian literature at the University of Tirana.
He received his doctorate titles in 1990. Klosi lived in Germany for the first five years of post-communism, where he met and married the photographer Jutta Benzenberg, with whom he had two daughters.
Klosi returned to Albania in 1998 and strongly engaged in civil society activities and journalism. After returning from Germany, Klosi was from 1998 to 1999 the General Director of Radio Televizioni Shqiptar, the public broadcaster of Albania. In the recent years he was very active in defending environmental issues. He supported the civil society causes and the cultural heritage. Klosi was especially active against the government initiative for demolishing the Pyramid.
Klosi's activity is closely related to books and other publications:
Klosi has given a great contribution in translation into Albanian. Authors whose works he translated include Friedrich Dürrenmatt, Max Frisch, Mark Twain, Franz Kafka, Bertolt Brecht, Heinrich Böll, Georg Büchner, Ernest Gellner and François Pouqueville. He was awarded several times for his translations: with "Kult" prize for the best translation of the non-fiction book of 2005 (Karl Reinhold's "Pelasgic Nights"). and "Best translator of 2008" for the translation of Oliver Schmitt's "Skanderbeg. Der neue Alexander auf dem Balkan", at the same time spurring many debates among the public opinion. In the last years, Klosi was active in journalism, and wrote extensively on political and social issues, thus becoming a well-known public figure in Albania.
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