Anton Berisha

Anton Nikë Berisha (born August 7, 1946) is an Albanian scholar and folklorist.

[6] He is one of the Albanologists who have carried out extensive research on Albanian epic poetry, in particular collecting and publishing Kângë Kreshnikësh, the traditional songs of the heroic legendary cycle of Albanian epic poetry.

[4][5] Anton Berisha was born on August 7, 1946, in Mirash in the municipality of Klina in Kosovo.

He finished his postgraduate studies at the University of Zagreb, where he earned his doctorate in 1981.

[6] On July 1, 1973, Berisha was appointed to the department of folklore of the Albanological Institute of Pristina, where he worked for many years.