Zacharias Papantoniou
Illustration — Zacharias Papantoniou Zacharias Papantoniou (Zacharias Papandoniou) (February 3, 1877 in Karpenisi – February 1, 1940 in Athens) was a Greek writer. Papantoniou spent the first years of his life in Granitsa, where his father was a teacher. In 1890, the family moved to Athens and he studied art and medicine before writing for the ‘Acropolis' newspaper.
Also recorded as Zacharias L. Papantoniou
Zacharias Papantoniou
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- 1877 · Karpenisi.
- Died
- 1940 · Athens.
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- Greece
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- writer · poet · journalist · art critic
- Languages
- Greek · French
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Illustration — Zacharias Papantoniou Zacharias Papantoniou (Zacharias Papandoniou) (February 3, 1877 in Karpenisi – February 1, 1940 in Athens) was a Greek writer. Papantoniou spent the first years of his life in Granitsa, where his father was a teacher. In 1890, the family moved to Athens and he studied art and medicine before writing for the ‘Acropolis' newspaper.
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Zacharias Papantoniou (1877–1940) was a Greek art critic, journalist and poet, among other activities. Born in Karpenisi, the art critic died in Athens. Zacharias Papantoniou held the positions of Member of the Athens Academy and Prefect of Cyclades, among others. Languages used include French and Greek.
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Zacharias Papantoniou is recorded with the occupation short story writer. Recorded as writer, poet, journalist and art critic.
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1877
Zacharias Papantoniou was born on 2 February 1877.
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Zacharias Papantoniou died on 1 February 1940.
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In 1904 he co-founded I Ethniki Glossa; he was also prefect of Zakynthos, the Cyclades, Messinia and Laconia from 1912 to 1916. In 1918, he became director of the National Gallery; during his time there the museum introduced some free admission hours to the public, and a sculpture collection was established. Papantoniou's work was the first to promote Evrytania.
His works include; • War Songs (1898) • Τα Ψηλά Βουνά (The High Mountains) (1917) • The swallows (1920) (reprinted as 'Children’s songs') • Πεζοί Ρυθμοί (Prose Rhythms) (1923) • Modern Greek Readings (1923)
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