Description: (Bulgarian Novelist, Poet and Playwright Best Known for His Novel 'Under the Yoke')
Ivan Vazov was a distinguished Bulgarian poet, novelist, and playwright, recognized as "the Patriarch of Bulgarian literature." His literary works encompassed the Bulgarian Renaissance and the Post-Liberation era. Vazov was named Academician by the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences in acknowledgment of his literary achievements. Moreover, he held the role of Education and People Enlightenment Minister for the People's Party, demonstrating his dedication to fostering education and culture in Bulgaria.