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Adamantios Korais

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Gender Male
Death190 years ago
Born Smyrna
DiedParis
France
Philosophical era Age of Enlightenment
Place of burialMontparnasse Cemetery, Paris, France
BooksMedicus Hippocraticus
Job Physician
Writer
Philosopher
Scholar
Education University of Montpellier
Date of birth April 27,1748
Zodiac sign Taurus
Parents Joannis Korais
Thomaida Korai
Grandparents Adamantios Risios
Date of died April 6,1833
Era Age of Enlightenment
Modern Greek Enlightenment
Liberalism
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Date of Upd.
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Adamantios Korais or Koraïs was a Greek scholar credited with laying the foundations of modern Greek literature and a major figure in the Greek Enlightenment. His activities paved the way for the Greek War of Independence and the emergence of a purified form of the Greek language, known as Katharevousa.

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