Background
Koneski, BlaZE was born on December 19, 1921 in Nebregovo, Macedonia.
Koneski, BlaZE was born on December 19, 1921 in Nebregovo, Macedonia.
Student, University Belgrade, 1941. Degree in Slavonic Philology, University Sofia, 1944. Doctorate (honorary), University Chicago, 1968.
Doctorate (honorary), University Wroclaw, 1973.
Speech consultant, Macedonian National Theatre, Skopje, 1944;
member, Commission Macedonian Language and Orthography, since 1945;
head cultural department, Ministry of Education, 1945-1946;
lecturer in history of Macedonian languages School of Philosophy, U. Skopje, since 1946;
head department South Slavonic languages, U. Skopje, since 1949;
rector, U. Skopje, 1968-1970. President Yugoslav Writers' Union, 1961-1965. Corresponding member Yugoslav Academy Arts and Sciences, 1962, Serbian Academy, 1963.
Member Macedonian Academy Arts and Sciences, 1967, president, 1967-1975.