Nuhi Vinca
Dr. Nuhi Vinca, Ph D., born in Veleshta, Struga in the Republic of Macedonia, is an Albanian teacher, poet, scholar, and literary translator.
Vinca earned both his Master’s and Doctorate Degrees from the University of Prishtina. In 1977, he joined the Institute fo Albanian Studies in Prishtina, Kosova and quickly became a leading researcher of Albanian folklore and lyrical songs. Vinca had numerous works published in the industry review, Gjurmime Albanologjike.
Vinca is the first native of Stuga to publish a collection of contemporary poetry, Dallgë Jugu (Southern Billows), which was also one of the first Albanian literary works in the Republic of Macedonia. He has authored 12 collections of pottery which have been translated in more than six languages.
As pioneer in the education of Albanians in the former Yugoslavia, Vinca was a co-founder and teacher of the first high school in Struga. Later, he taught in Kaçanik, Kosova until the totalitarian communist regime prohibited him from teaching. Following his time in Kaçanik, he served for four years in the municipal administration of Ferizaj, Kosova.
Vinca recently retired from the Institute for Albanian Studies, but maintains an active role in both the Albanian Writers Association of Macedonia and Struga Writers Club.
NuhiVinca 1968_"Per Ju Flet Fan S. Noli"
In 1968, a young Nuhi Vinca recites "Per Ju Flet Fan Noli" in Gjakove, Kosova.