KORAÏS, ADAMÁNTIOS


Meaning of KORAÏS, ADAMÁNTIOS in English

born April 27, 1748, Smyrna, Anatolia

died April 6, 1833, Paris, France

Greek scholar.

He studied medicine in France but moved to Paris to pursue a literary career. He hoped to awaken the national aspirations of his countrymen and to increase awareness of the Greek heritage. His advocacy of a revived classicism had a great influence on Greek language and culture. His anthologies include the Library of Greek Literature , 17 vol. (1805–26), and the Parerga , 9 vol. (1809–27). Largely through his Atakta (composed 1828–35), the first Modern Greek dictionary, he created a new Greek literary language by combining elements of vernacular (Demotic) with Classical Greek.

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