Vasil Gyuzelev
Vasil Todorov Gjuselew (also Vassil Todorov Gjuzelev, Bulgarian Васил Тодоров Гюзелев; * October 19, 1936 in Dimitrovgrad, Bulgaria) is a Bulgarian historian.
From 1954 to 1959 studied Gjuselew history and archeology at the University of Sofia. Subsequently, he worked as assistant at the historical museum in Dimitrovgrad active. 1961 to 1972 he was an assistant for medieval history of Bulgaria at Sofia University and in 1971 received his doctorate. From 1972 to 2003 he taught as a professor of medieval history of Bulgaria at Sofia University, the Institute for the History of Bulgaria he headed from 1974 to 1984. In addition, he was from 1975 to 1977 director of the National Historical Museum in Sofia and from 1977 to 1983 Head of the medieval history of Bulgaria at the Institute of History, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. From 1984 to 1990 Gjuselew was director of the Bulgarian research institute in Vienna.
From 1972 to 1980 Gjuselew was employee of the Bulgarian State Security Service.
Gjuselew is a corresponding, decent since 2003 Member of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences since 1995. In 2003 he was awarded the Herder Prize by the Alfred Toepfer Foundation.
Writings (selection )
His scientific work covers areas of political history, churches, economic and social history as well as the cultural and intellectual history. He has authored over 50 monographs and over 240 scientific contributions.
- Княз Борис I. 1969. Publisher Наука и изкуство ( Prince Boris I ).
- Research on the history of Bulgaria during the Middle Ages. Bulgarian research institute in Austria, Vienna 1986.
- Bulgaria between Orient and Occident. The foundations of his intellectual culture from the 13th to the 15th century. Böhlau, Vienna / Cologne / Weimar 1993. ISBN 3-205-98027-1.
- Очерци върху историята на българския североизток и Черноморието: Края на XII - XV началото на в. Sofia, Борина, 1995 ( Summary of the history of the Bulgarian Northeast and the Bulgarian Black Sea Region: the end of the 11th to early 15th century).