This presentation is a part of the final product DVD “Portfolio about famous people from the region, virtual gallery” made by students from Sredno Obshtoobrazovatelno Uchilishte "Vasil Levski", Haskovo, Bulgaria. Responsible of final product: Escola Básica de Alvor, Portugal.

1. Famous people
from Haskovo region
Comenius Multilateral School Partnership project
“European Multiguide”
2012 - 2014
Sredno Obshtoobrazovatelno Uchilishte “Vasil Levski”
Haskovo, Bulgaria
This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This publication reflects the views only of the author, and
the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.
http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/education_culture/publ/graphics/beneficiaries_all.pdf

2. Scientist:
Asen Zlatarov
Prof. Zlatarov was a
prominent Bulgarian scientist,
writer, public person and publicist
in the 1920s and 1930s.
He was born on 4th
February 1885 in
Haskovo in a respected family of
the Bulgarian National Revival.
From 1904 to 1907 Assen Zlatarov
studied Chemistry at the
University of Geneva, and
immediately after that he became
a PhD in Chemistry and Physics at
the University of Grenoble. For
some time he worked as a teacher
in Plovdiv.
In the period between 1909 and 1910
he specialized in Munich. Later he
was an editor of several science
magazines: “Chemistry and
Industry”, “Nature and Science”,
“Nature-philosophical Writings”
and “Science and Life”.

3. Asen Zlatarov
In 1922 he became an Associate
Professor in Biochemistry at the
University of Sofia, In 1935 the scientist
became a full-time Professor at the
University.
Prof. Dr.Assen Zlatarov also wrote volumes
of poems, a novel, lyrical prose, literature
criticism and journalistic articles.
He died in 1936.
In 1959 a bust-monument was erected in
Haskovo, and in 1970 – the local
authorities established an award on his
name.
Two secondary schools in the region are
named after Asen Zlatarov.

4. Artist:
Dimitar Ivanov - Litso
Dimitar Ivanov - Litso was born on 1st
March, 1888 in the town of Haskovo, in the
family of Ivan Roussev artisan. Since his
childhood the younger Mitko has
tendencies to paint. In the school he began
to paint landscapes. He astounded
teachers with his drawings.
In the higher school his fame spread
like lightning - "child prodigy." As a
student he became popular in the city for
painting portraits of our Renaissance
people, scenery and curtains. For a short
time he emerged as a talented, unique
artist in Haskovo.
He decorated the scenes of the
Haskovo theater and other towns of the
county. Dimitar Ivanov wanted to continue
his education, with the hope to go to Italy
for finishing painting, but because of the
difficult financial situation of his big family
(four brothers and two sisters), he was
forced to become a seller of copper
cookware of his father.

5. Dimitar Ivanov -
Litso
Initially Dimitar Ivanov had passion for
portraits, but gradually his passion for
landscape appeared - love, which
remains faithful to the end of his life. He
painted with oil paints. He made
meaningful portraits of the Renaissance
people, prominent people in Haskovo.
The public attached his name “Litso"
/The face/ because he knew how to
paint faces. Litso formed as a mature
artist during 1912-1918.
He had no academic education but he
followed the ideological currents in
Bulgarian literature and art, and they are
reflected in his work. For the period
1912-1938 years D.Ivanov - Litso had 22
solo exhibitions - in Sofia, Plovdiv,
Haskovo, Stara Zagora, Rousse, etc..
cities.
He was extremely hardworking and
talented, and he created many works.
He was known as landscapist, but also
left several compositional work. Litso
died on 05.06.1953.
In his memory at the center of Haskovo
there is a monument.

6. Musician:
Nedialka Simeonova
The first Bulgarian violinist-virtuoso,
declared by the American Critics of the
1920s, is one of the best violinists in the
world.
She was born on 2nd December 1901 in
Haskovo in a poor family. She started
playing at 6, her first teacher being her
father – Dimitar Simeonov – self-taught
musician, trumpeter and a violinist. At 9
she was said to be “a child prodigy” by
the musical critics in Bulgaria. Her first
concert was in Haskovo when she was 10.
In 1913 she went to the USA and
performed many charity concerts, and the
earned money she gave to the Bulgarian
Red Cross to help the Bulgarian who had
been affected by the Balkan Wars.
Given a stipend by rich Americans,
Nedialka Simeonova studied violin with
the famous Russian Pedagogue Prof.
Leopold Awer, who made her musician of
world class.

7. Nedialka Simeonova
She had many performances in
Germany, the USA, Belgrade,
Prague, Bratislava, South America
and Bulgaria, when she returned to
our country in 1932.
She was awarded a distinguished
civil service medal. In 1938 she
studied in the Dresden Conservatory
and graduated only for 6 months
with excellent results.
In 1946, she was employed full time
in the Musical Academy in Sofia, and
two years later she became a
Professor.
The repertoire of N. Simeonova
included almost all violin works,
some of them devoted to her.
She died from cancer on 14 March
1959 in the Paris State Clinic.
Every year in Haskovo takes
place the Festival called “Nedialka
Simeonova” for young and talented
violinists from Bulgaria and many
foreign countries.

8. Writer:
Eli Videva
Eli Videva was born on 20th
November, 1955 in Haskovo.
She studied Mathematics at
Plovdiv University. She
specialized Marketing and
management in the University
of Sofia and information
technologies in the Thracian
University in Stara Zagora. She
workes as a teacher of
Mathematics and information
technologies in Haskovo.
She participates actively in
Maths competitions and
Olympiads. She is the
Chairman of the Club of
culture, which is co-organizer
of Traditional literature days
"Southern Spring". She is an
author of poetry "Fire in the
Rain," "House," "Life Version",
"Heavenly Rider," "Words on"
"In axis", "Relive".

9. Eli VidevaHer poems have been translated
into Russian, Ukrainian, Serbian,
Polish, Italian and Turkish. She has
printed in literary journals in
Bulgaria, Russia, Serbia, Poland
and the USA. She is a winner of
several prizes: “Dimcho
Debelyanov”- Koprivshtitsa,
" Southern Spring “ - Haskovo,
“White-legged spring "- Harmanli.
She is a member of the Union of
Bulgarian Writers and the Union of
Mathematicians in Bulgaria and
Slavic Literary Artistic Academy.

10. Sportsman: Grigor Dimitrov
Grigor Dimitrov was born on 16th
May, 1991 in the town of Haskovo.
He is a professional Bulgarian
tennis player who on February 11,
2013 is ranked World No. 31
by the Association of Tennis
Professionals (ATP).
Dimitrov is the most successful
Bulgarian male tennis player, both
in ranking reachead – first
and only Bulgarian player to
rank inside the top 40 - and prize
money won, being the
only player to reach $1M.

11. Grigor Dimitrov is the first (and only) Bulgarian to reach an ATP final in
singles (in 2013) and doubles (in 2011). Prior to his professional
career, Dimitrov enjoyed a successful junior career, in which
he held the World No. 1 ranking and won the Boys' Singles titles
at the 2008 Wimbledon Championships and the 2008 US Open.
Grigor Dimitrov

12. Team involved:
Iliyana Panayotova – school project coordinator
and teacher of English
Milena Stoeva – integrated teacher
Dimitar Erfandov – librarian
Students from 5,6 and 7 grades involved
in searching of the information.
Photos and music are taken from Google.bg and local media.
Thank you for your attention!