Zacharias Papantoniou

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Zacharias Papantoniou

Zacharias Papantoniou (Greek : Ζαχαρίας Παπαντωνίου, Zacharias Papandoniou) (February 3, 1877 in Karpenisi – February 1, 1940 in Athens) was a Greek writer. [1]

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Papantoniou spent the first years of his life in Granitsa, where his father was a teacher. In 1890, the family moved to Athens and he studied art and medicine before writing for the ‘Acropolis' newspaper. [1]

In 1904 he co-founded I Ethniki Glossa; he was also prefect of Zakynthos, the Cyclades, Messinia and Laconia from 1912 to 1916. [1]

In 1918, he became director of the National Gallery; [2] during his time there the museum introduced some free admission hours to the public, and a sculpture collection was established.

Papantoniou's work was the first to promote Evrytania.

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His works include; [1] [3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "On This Day: Zacharias Papantoniou, the 'prince of Modern Greek speech,' died". Greek Herald. 1 February 2021. Retrieved December 16, 2025.
  2. "History". National Gallery and Alexandros Soutsos Museum. Retrieved December 16, 2025.
  3. "Πεζοί Ρυθμοί by Zacharias L. Papantoniou". Gutenberg. Retrieved December 16, 2025.