, ▁ 1 8 7 3 . ▁The ▁son ▁of ▁wealth y ▁merchant ▁J ovan ▁Pe ç i , ▁his ▁father ▁died ▁while ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁child . ▁Pe ç i ▁studied ▁at ▁the ▁local ▁school ▁in ▁Kor ç ë . ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 0 ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 7 ▁he ▁en rolled ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Ath ens ▁where ▁he ▁studied ▁physical ▁sciences ▁and ▁graduated ▁with ▁a ▁degree ▁in ▁mathematics . ▁While ▁in ▁Ath ens ▁he ▁published ▁the ▁Alban ian ▁dictionary ▁written ▁by ▁Kost and in ▁Krist of or id hi . ▁ ▁Activ ities ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 5 ▁Pe ç i ▁migr ated ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁sett ling ▁in ▁Boston . ▁There ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Patri otic ▁Bro ther hood ▁of ▁D ard ha ▁() ▁and ▁published ▁the ▁week ly ▁newspaper ▁The ▁Nation ▁( ), ▁the ▁first ▁Alban ian - language ▁newspaper ▁in ▁the ▁USA . ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 6 ▁he ▁employed ▁the ▁literary , ▁religious , ▁and ▁patri otic ▁figure ▁F an ▁N oli ▁as ▁deput y ▁editor ▁of ▁the ▁newspaper . ▁ ▁Activ ities ▁in ▁Alban ia ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 8 ▁Pe ç i ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁Congress ▁of ▁Mon ast ir , ▁an ▁academic ▁conference ▁held ▁in ▁Man ast ir ▁( mod ern ▁Bit ola ), ▁in ▁the ▁Vil ay et ▁of ▁Mon ast ir ▁from ▁ 1 4 ▁to ▁ 2 2 ▁November ▁ 1 9