Korais, Adamantios

Japanese: コライス（英語表記）Korais， Adamantios
Korais, Adamantios
Born: 1748 in Smyrna (now Izmir, Turkey)
[Died] 1833
A Greek man of letters who lived in Paris. He contributed to the study of ancient Greek literature and the establishment of the modern Greek language. He also became one of the spiritual leaders of the Greek people during the War of Independence. However, he himself considered independence premature, judging from the educational level of the Greeks at the time.

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Japanese:
[生]1748. スミルナ(現トルコ，イズミル)
[没]1833
ギリシアの文学者。パリに永住。古代ギリシア文学の研究，近代ギリシア語の確立に寄与し，また独立戦争時には，ギリシア民族の精神面の指導者の一人となった。しかし彼自身はギリシア人の当時の教育水準から判断し，独立は時期尚早と見なしていた。

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