Petar Beron

thumb Peter Beron (c. 1799, Kotel – 21 March 1871) was a Bulgarian educator. He created the first modern Bulgarian primer, erroneously called the Fish Primer (Рибен буквар, Riben bukvar) because of the dolphin drawn in the end of the book (dolphins are mammals, unlike fish). Beron has been called "the father of modern Bulgaria. Quotes Call us not weeds, we are flowers of the Sea,For lovely and bright and gay tinted are we,And quite independent of sun's fire or showers-Then call us not weeds! We are ocean's bright flowers,Not nursed like the plants of a summer parterre,Where gales are but sighs of an evening air,Our exquisite, fragile and delicate formsAre nursed by the Ocean and rocked by the Storms. Historia naturalis bulgarica 4: 10 - 15. External links Category:1871 deaths Category:Educators from Bulgaria Category:1799 births