Spiro Dine was born in 1846 in
Vithkuq, in the region of
Korçë, southeastern
Albania. In 1866 he migrated to
Egypt at
an Albanian colony, His work Waves of the Sea (), a collection of Albanian history and literature was published at
Sofia and at the time of its publication in 1908 it was the longest book printed in the Albanian language. Spiro Dine also wrote poems and
satires. Dine was member of the
Society for the Publication of Albanian Writings (), and responsible for establishing the
Egyptian branch in
Shibin Al Kawm, during 1881. Toward the end of the 19th century Dine supported the view of Albanian armed insurrection and detachment from the Ottoman Empire. == Sources ==