Emmanuel Kriaras
Greek lexicographer and philologist (1906-2014)
Emmanuel G. Kriaras (Greek: Εμμανουήλ Γ. Κριαράς; 28 November 1906 – 22 August 2014)[1] was a Greek lexicographer and philologist. He was Emeritus Professor of the School of Philosophy at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. He was a student of Ioannis Psycharis. He practiced the ideology of demotic Greek and his work was mainly on all the language matters of Greek and Greece.
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Kriaras was born in Piraeus, Attica.[2]
Kriaras died in Thessaloniki, Greece from a heart attack.[1] He was 107 years old.[1]
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Greek lexicorgrapher, Emmanuel Kriaras, dies at 107". Enikos.gr. Archived from the original on August 26, 2014. Retrieved August 22, 2014.
- ↑ "At 107 years, lexicographer Emmanuel Kriaras says it's time to go". EnetEnglish. 28 November 2013. Retrieved 5 March 2014.