Turns out Bulgaria is a world leader in Antarctic explortation! As a result there are hundreds of approved Bulgarian toponyms in Antarctica, including a couple more named after Jews: Passy Peak and Djerassi Glacier.
Re Bulgarian Nobel Prize winners: non-Jewish chemist Ivan Stranski was unlucky not to win one. And Bulgarian-Americans invented both the first digital electronic computer (John Atanasoff) and digital watch (Peter Petroff). There are others too, but I suppose this isn't bulgarianornotbulgarian.
Re Bulgarian Jews: here are a few more interesting ones
Sarah-Theodora - 14th century tsarina Jules Pascin - bohemian painter Mira Aroyo - member of Liverpool band Ladytron Maxim Staviski - ice dancing world champion Mia Kirshner's mum
Turns out Bulgaria is a world leader in Antarctic explortation! As a result there are hundreds of approved Bulgarian toponyms in Antarctica, including a couple more named after Jews: Passy Peak and Djerassi Glacier.
ReplyDeleteRe Bulgarian Nobel Prize winners: non-Jewish chemist Ivan Stranski was unlucky not to win one. And Bulgarian-Americans invented both the first digital electronic computer (John Atanasoff) and digital watch (Peter Petroff). There are others too, but I suppose this isn't bulgarianornotbulgarian.
Re Bulgarian Jews: here are a few more interesting ones
Sarah-Theodora - 14th century tsarina
Jules Pascin - bohemian painter
Mira Aroyo - member of Liverpool band Ladytron
Maxim Staviski - ice dancing world champion
Mia Kirshner's mum
Bulgarians also nod to say "no" and shake their heads to say "yes." An actual fact.
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