Adamantios Korais

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Adamantios Korais was a prominent Greek scholar and intellectual of the Enlightenment whose work and advocacy were instrumental in shaping modern Greek language, education, and national identity.

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instanceOf Enlightenment intellectual
Greek scholar
human
alternateName Adamantios Koraes NERFINISHED
Adámantios Koraïs NERFINISHED
birthDate 1748-04-27
birthPlace Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED
Smyrna NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Greece
deathDate 1833-04-06
educatedAt University of Montpellier NERFINISHED
era 18th century
19th century
ethnicGroup Greek
fieldOfWork classical philology
education
linguistics
political thought
influenced Greek War of Independence intellectual climate
Greek national identity
modern Greek education
modern Greek language
influencedBy French Enlightenment NERFINISHED
Montesquieu NERFINISHED
Rousseau NERFINISHED
Voltaire NERFINISHED
classical Greek literature
knownFor advocacy of Greek national revival
critical editions of ancient Greek texts
promotion of secular education for Greeks
language Ancient Greek
French
Greek
Latin
movement Age of Enlightenment NERFINISHED
Greek Enlightenment NERFINISHED
name Adamantios Korais NERFINISHED
notableIdea development of Katharevousa
linking modern Greeks with ancient Greek heritage
purification of the Greek language
notableWork Atakta NERFINISHED
Prolegomena to the Iliad NERFINISHED
Prolegomena to the Odyssey NERFINISHED
edition of classical Greek authors
modern Greek language reform
political pamphlets on Greek independence
occupation classical scholar
philologist
translator
writer
residence Paris

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Philhellenes hasNotableMember Adamantios Korais