{"id":7853,"date":"1970-01-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"1970-01-01T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.albanianheritage.al\/1970\/01\/01\/frano-prendi-2\/"},"modified":"2025-10-15T18:52:50","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T18:52:50","slug":"frano-prendi-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.albanianheritage.al\/en\/1970\/01\/01\/frano-prendi-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Frano Prendi"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW61594574 BCX0\">\n<p class=\"Paragraph SCXW61594574 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml_lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">F<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">ran<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">o Prendi, an archaeologis<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">t<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\"> and specialis<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">t<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\"> in <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">t<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">he prehis<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">t<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">oric period, was born in Shkod&euml;r and is recognized as one of <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">t<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">he founders of Albanian archaeology. He comp<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">le<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">t<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">ed high school in his home<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">t<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">own and pursued higher educa<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">t<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">ion, gradua<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">t<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">ing in archaeology from <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">t<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">he Universi<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">t<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">y of Sofia in 1951. <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">T<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">he same year, he began working a<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">t<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">t<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">he Ins<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">t<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">i<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">t<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">u<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">t<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">e of Sciences in Albania. Prendi <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">was a co-au<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">t<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">hor of significan<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">t<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\"> works including &#8220;<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">His<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">t<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">oria e <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW61594574 BCX0\">Shqip&euml;ris&euml;<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">&#8221; (&ldquo;His<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">t<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">ory of Albania&rdquo;) vol. I (1959), &#8220;His<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">t<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">oria e <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW61594574 BCX0\">populli<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW61594574 BCX0\">t<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW61594574 BCX0\">shqip<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW61594574 BCX0\">t<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW61594574 BCX0\">ar<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">&#8221; (&ldquo;His<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">t<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">ory of <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">t<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">he Albanian People&rdquo;) vol. I (2002), and &#8220;Les <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW61594574 BCX0\">Illyriens<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">&#8221; (&ldquo;<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">T<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">he Illyrians&rdquo;) (<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">T<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">i<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">ran<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">a, 1985). He also con<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">t<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">ribu<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">t<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">ed <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">t<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">o <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">t<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">he volume &#8220;Iliria <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW61594574 BCX0\">dhe<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW61594574 BCX0\">ilir&euml;<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW61594574 BCX0\">t<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW61594574 BCX0\">t<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW61594574 BCX0\">ek<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW61594574 BCX0\">au<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW61594574 BCX0\">t<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW61594574 BCX0\">or&euml;<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW61594574 BCX0\">t<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW61594574 BCX0\">an<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW61594574 BCX0\">t<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW61594574 BCX0\">ik&euml;<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">&#8221; (&ldquo;Illyrians and Illyria among Ancien<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">t<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\"> Au<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">t<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">hors&rdquo;) (1965). As an ini<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">t<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">ia<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">t<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">or of early research in Albanian prehis<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">t<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">ory, he led excava<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">t<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">ions a<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">t<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\"> several impor<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">t<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">an<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">t<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\"> prehis<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">t<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">oric si<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">t<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">es, including Maliqi, Kamnik, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW61594574 BCX0\">Podgoria<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">, Blazi, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW61594574 BCX0\">Sovjani<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">, and <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">t<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">he <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">t<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">umulus ce<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">me<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">t<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">eries of Ma<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">t<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">i, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW61594574 BCX0\">Mjeda<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW61594574 BCX0\">Vajz&euml;<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">, and <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW61594574 BCX0\">Dropull<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">. Be<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">t<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">ween 1958 and 1960, he excava<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">t<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">ed <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">t<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">he ancien<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">t<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\"> ci<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">t<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">y of Apollonia. His prolific scien<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">t<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">ific ou<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">t<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">pu<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">t<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\"> includes numerous ar<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">t<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">icles, repor<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">t<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">s, and s<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">t<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">udies such as &ldquo;<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW61594574 BCX0\">Neoli<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW61594574 BCX0\">t<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW61594574 BCX0\">i<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW61594574 BCX0\">dhe<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW61594574 BCX0\">Eneoli<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW61594574 BCX0\">t<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW61594574 BCX0\">i<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW61594574 BCX0\">n&euml;<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW61594574 BCX0\">Shqip&euml;ri<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">&rdquo; (&#8220;Neoli<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">t<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">hic and Eneol<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">i<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">t<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">hic in Albania&#8221;), &ldquo;<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW61594574 BCX0\">Epoka<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\"> e <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW61594574 BCX0\">Bronzi<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW61594574 BCX0\">t<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW61594574 BCX0\">n&euml;<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW61594574 BCX0\">Shqip&euml;ri<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">&rdquo; (&#8220;Bronze Age in Albania&#8221;), and &ldquo;<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW61594574 BCX0\">Uni<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW61594574 BCX0\">t<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW61594574 BCX0\">e<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW61594574 BCX0\">t<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW61594574 BCX0\">dhe<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW61594574 BCX0\">ve&ccedil;ori<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW61594574 BCX0\">n&euml;<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW61594574 BCX0\">kul<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW61594574 BCX0\">t<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW61594574 BCX0\">ur&euml;n<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW61594574 BCX0\">ilire<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW61594574 BCX0\">t<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW61594574 BCX0\">&euml;<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW61594574 BCX0\">koh&euml;s<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW61594574 BCX0\">s&euml;<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW61594574 BCX0\">hekuri<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW61594574 BCX0\">t<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW61594574 BCX0\">n&euml;<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW61594574 BCX0\">Shqip&euml;ri<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">&rdquo; (&#8220;Uni<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">t<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">y and Peculiari<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">t<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">ies in <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">t<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">he Illyrian Cul<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">t<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">ure of <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">t<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">he Iron Age in Albania&rdquo;), among o<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">t<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">hers. His discove<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">ry of <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">t<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">he Illyrian <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">t<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">own of <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW61594574 BCX0\">Irmaj<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\"> (in Gramsh) and ex<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">t<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">ensive excava<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">t<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">ions in <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">t<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">he Illyrian-Albanian ci<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">t<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">y of <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW61594574 BCX0\">Lezha<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\"> significan<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">t<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">ly con<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">t<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">ribu<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">t<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">ed <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">t<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">o research in ancien<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">t<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\"> Illyrian and medieval s<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">t<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">udies. Addi<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">t<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">ionally, Prendi served as an ex<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">t<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">ernal lec<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">t<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">urer in archaeology<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\"> a<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">t<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">t<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">he Universi<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">t<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">y of <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">T<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">i<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">ran<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">a. He was honored wi<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">t<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">h <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">t<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">he &#8220;G<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">ran<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">d Mas<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">t<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">er&#8221; order and <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">t<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">he Medal of Honor from <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">t<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">he &#8220;Coll&egrave;ge de F<\/span><span class=\"FindHit SCXW61594574 BCX0\">ran<\/span><span class=\"FindHit SCXW61594574 BCX0\">c<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">e.&#8221; F<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">ran<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">o Prendi passed away in 2011<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml_lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61594574 BCX0\">. 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