Adamantios Korais
(1748-1833)
Greek humanist scholar
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Adamantios Korais or Koraïs (Greek: Ἀδαμάντιος Κοραῆς Latin: Adamantius Coraes; French: Adamance Coray; 27 April 1748 – 6 April 1833) 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. Encyclopædia Britannica asserts that "his influence on the modern Greek language and culture has been compared to that of Dante on Italian and Martin Luther on German".
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27 April 1748 Smyrna
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6 April 1833 (aged 84) Paris
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