▁journalist ▁of ▁the ▁Bulgar ian ▁National ▁Rev ival . ▁He ▁is ▁regarded ▁as ▁the ▁father ▁of ▁modern ▁Bulgar ian ▁theatre ▁and ▁the ▁first ▁Bulgar ian ▁producer . ▁Vo yn ik ov ▁was ▁among ▁the ▁found ers ▁of ▁the ▁Bulgar ian ▁Academy ▁of ▁Sciences . ▁ ▁Vo yn ik ov ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁ Ş umn u , ▁Ott oman ▁Empire ▁( now ▁Sh umen , ▁Bulg aria ) ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 3 ▁and ▁studied ▁at ▁S ava ▁Fil ater ov , ▁Ivan ▁Bog or ov ▁and ▁S ava ▁Dob ropol od ni ' s ▁schools . ▁He ▁graduated ▁from ▁the ▁Gal at as ar ay ▁High ▁School ▁in ▁Ist an bul ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 8 ▁and ▁became ▁a ▁teacher ▁in ▁Sh umen , ▁where ▁he ▁remained ▁until ▁ 1 8 6 4 . ▁In ▁Sh umen , ▁he ▁was ▁an ▁active ▁public ▁figure ▁and ▁took ▁an ▁active ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁Bulgar ian ▁Church ▁struggle ▁and ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁sec ular ▁Bulgar ian ▁education . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 4 , ▁he ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁em igr ate ▁to ▁the ▁autonom ous ▁Roman ian ▁Princi pal ities , ▁sett ling ▁first ▁in ▁Br ă ila ▁and ▁then ▁moving ▁to ▁Gi urg iu ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 3 . ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 6 , ▁he ▁was ▁for ▁a ▁while ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Secret ▁Central ▁Bulgar ian ▁Committee . ▁He ▁author ed ▁bro ch ures ▁in ▁French , ▁reve aling ▁the ▁at roc ities