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Academician Mark Tirta passes away at the age of 88!

2026-08-27 13:50:26Aktualitet SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

Academician Mark Tirta passes away at the age of 88!

Academician Mark Tirta , one of the most prominent researchers in Albanian ethnology and anthropology,  has passed away at the age of 88 .

The Academy of Sciences states that with his departure, Albanian science and culture lose a dedicated scholar, who for more than six decades dedicated his life to scientific research, documentation and interpretation of the material and spiritual culture of Albanians.

Announcement from the Academy of Sciences: 

The Academy of Sciences of Albania announces with deep sadness that today, August 27, 2026, Academician Emeritus Mark Tirta, one of the most prominent researchers of Albanian ethnology and anthropology, an important personality of Albanology and one of the most prominent voices in the study of Albanian cultural heritage, passed away.

With his passing, Albanian science and culture lose a dedicated scholar, who for more than six decades dedicated his life to scientific research, documentation and interpretation of the material and spiritual culture of the Albanians. His life and work are closely linked to the effort to recognize, preserve and transmit to future generations the extraordinary wealth of traditions, beliefs, myths, customs and ways of life of the Albanian people.

Academician Mark Tirta was born on May 21, 1938 in Orosh, Mirdita. He completed his higher education at the History-Linguistics department of the University of Tirana, which he completed in 1961. After his studies, he worked in education in the Mirdita district, while in 1968 he began his research activity in the ethnography sector of the Institute of History.

Since 1979, he continued his activity at the Institute of Popular Culture, where he built an important part of his scientific career. In 2008, he was elected a member of the Albanian Academy of Sciences, in the Section of Social Sciences and Albanology. Following his long academic and scientific activity, he received the status of Academician Emeritus.

Acad. Mark Tirta was one of the researchers who got to know Albanian culture not only through written sources, but also through direct field research. He participated in numerous expeditions to various Albanian regions, collecting and documenting important evidence on the life, traditions, customs, beliefs and ways of organizing Albanian communities. This extensive field experience became one of the distinguishing features of his scientific work.

His research work was multifaceted and touched on some of the fundamental issues of Albanian ethnology. He dealt in particular with the migrations of the Albanian population and folk mythology, and his studies also extended to aspects of the family, folk clothing, customary law, toponymy and anthroponymy, folk art, the history of Albanian ethnology and personalities in this field.

His bibliographical legacy is extraordinary. He left behind a vast scholarly legacy. He has published over 300 scientific and cultural works, has participated with over 100 papers in scientific sessions, symposia, conferences and national and international scientific congresses, while about 42 of his works have been published in foreign languages.

Among his most important works are “Mythology among Albanians” 2004, “Ethnology of Albanians” 2003, 2006, “General Ethnology” 2001, 2008, “Migration of Albanians” 1999, “The Mastery of Scientific Research in Ethnology” 2006, “Pantheon and Symbolism, Doctrine and Code…” 2007 and “Migrational Movements of Albanians, Internal and Among Nearby Peoples” 2013.

In the history of Albanian studies, academician Mark Tirta will be remembered as one of the scholars who gave an important scientific dimension to the study of traditional Albanian culture. He saw ethnology not only as a field of collecting and describing facts, but as a way to understand the history, memory, identity and cultural continuity of the Albanians. Through his work, many testimonies of Albanian material and spiritual culture were documented and became part of the written scientific memory.

The books, studies, and materials he left behind constitute a precious asset for current and future researchers of ethnology, anthropology, folklore, cultural history, and Albanology.

With his passing, the Albanian Academy of Sciences loses one of its prominent figures, while Albanian science loses a researcher who dedicated his entire life to recognizing the cultural roots of Albanians.

The Albanian Academy of Sciences expresses its deepest condolences to the family, relatives, friends, colleagues and the entire scientific community for this grave loss.

Unforgettable memory of Academician Emeritus Mark Tirta!


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