Приносът на Жечо Чанков към Българското географско дружество и българската география

Приносът на Жечо Чанков към Българското географско дружество и българската география

Красимир Левков

Zhecho Chankov’s contribution to the Bulgarian Geographical Society and bulgarian geography

Krasimir Levkov

Abstract

Zhecho Chankov is an example of a person who has dedicated his life to geography and who has contributed a lot to its consolidation and popularization in Bulgaria. He has also contributed greatly to the foundation and organizational consolidation of the Bulgarian geographical society. He is the author of the first monograph on the population of Bulgaria and the author of geography dictionaries and textbooks. Chankov is one of the greatest donators of Dobri Voynikov chitalishte in his hometown Shoumen. Because of his professional, academic and social work he should be considered one of the most prominent Bulgarian geographers from the first half of the 20th century.

Keywords: Zhecho Chankov, Bulgarian Geographical Society, founder, librarian, vice-chairman, trade unionist, compiler, donator

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Начин на цитиране / Citation

На български:

Левков Кр (2019) Приносът на Жечо Чанков към Българското географско дружество и българската география. Известия на Българското географско дружество 41: 106–111. https://geography.bg/publication/magazines/item/441-vol41-2019-19 

English:

Levkov K (2019) Zhecho Chankov’s contribution to the Bulgarian Geographical Society and Bulgarian geography. Journal of the Bulgarian Geographical Society 41: 106–111. https://geography.bg/publication/magazines/item/441-vol41-2019-19