Theodhor Haxhifilipi

The alphabet of Theodhor Haxhifilipi as shown in Albanesische Studien by Johann Georg von Hahn in 1854. The alphabet was cut into type by the Austrian punchcutter Alois Auer as early as 1851.

Theodhor Haxhifilipi, also known as Dhaskal Todhri (Elbasan, c.1730–1805), was a teacher from Elbasan, who is credited as an inventor of an original Albanian alphabet. The Todhri script, as is called because of him, according to Kostandin Kristoforidhi, was either invented by Theodor, or brought by him from Voskopojë.[1] Theodhor is the author of numerous translations of liturgical works in Albanian, of which only a few survived. A mass of John Chrysostom, preserved in a later manusrcipt of 32 pages, is amongst the rare ones kept at the National Library of Albania.

  1. ^ Kostandin Kristoforidhi (1854). Alfabeti i Elbasanit, Two page manuscript at the National Archive of Albania (in Greek). A translation can be read here: Alfabeti, udhëtim mes shekujve, quote from Kostandin Kristoforidhi on 25 of May 1854 in Durrës: (Albanian) "Në vende të tjera të Shqipërisë janë krejt të panjoftura. Banorët e Elbasanit i supozojnë këto origjinale dhe tradicionale, megjithatë shtojmë se qyteti shqiptar, Voskopoja që është shkretuar i përdorte këto. Një... banor i Elbasanit i quajtur Thodhor Filipi, i cili kishte bërë studime në Voskopojë dhe u çqua nga viti 1700, filloi të bëjë përkthimin e Dhiatës së Vjetër dhe së Resë në gjuhën gjë që arriti ta bëjë."

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