accomplished students of the Aprilov High School return to tell about their path, the meaning of what they have achieved and the effort they have put into their careers. Notable people Founder Vasil Aprilov - economic and educational figure, donor, writer Teachers Neofit Rilski - monk, teacher, artist, and an important figure of the Bulgarian National Revival Grigor Parlichev - writer and translator Spiro Gulabchev - politician, publicist and publisher, and one of the first ideologues of anarchism in Bulgaria Vasil Karagiosov - manufacturer, politician (MP), honorary vice-consul of Germany in Gabrovo, teacher, prominent public figure and donor Alumni Anastas Ishirkov - scientist, geographer and ethnographer, professor at Sofia University and academician at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Ran Bosilek - writer, poet and translator Atanas Burov - financier, philanthropist, diplomat and politician from the People's Party, and later the moderate wing of the Democratic Alliance, Minister of Trade, Industry and Labor (1913, 1919–1920) and of Foreign Affairs and Religions (1926–1931) Radko Dimitriev - officer, lieutenant general, participant in the Serbo-Bulgarian War, the Balkan War and the Inter-Allied War; Russian officer, infantry general, participated in the Russo-Turkish War and the First World War Tsanko Dyustabanov - national revolutionary and participant in the April Uprising of 1876 Nikola Ivanov - officer (infantry general), chief of staff of the army in 1894–1896 and Minister of war (1896–1899), commander of the Second Bulgarian Army during the Balkan Wars of 1912–1913 Koljo Karagiosov - economist, shareholder and CEO, honorary consul of Germany in Gabrovo, prominent public figure Vasil Radoslavov - politician, MP, leader of the Liberal Party (1887–1918), three-times Prime Minister of Bulgaria Tsvetan Radoslavov - psychologist and author of the current national anthem of Bulgaria "Mila Rodino" Stoyan Romanski - Slavic linguist and ethnographer, corresponding member, academician and secretary of BAN Mihail Savov - officer (lieutenant general), two-times military minister (1891–1894 and 1903–1907), assistant commander in chief during the Balkan Wars Stanislav Stanilov - archaeologist, historian and politician Racho Stoyanov - writer, playwright and translator Teodor Teodorov - politician, leader of the People's Party, Prime Minister of Bulgaria (1918–1919) Ivan Fichev - general, Minister of Defence (1914–1915), military historian and academician Ivan Hristov - poet, literary critic and musician References External links Official website Schools in Bulgaria Modern history of Bulgaria Buildings and structures in Gabrovo Province Gabrovo Educational institutions established in 1835