Macedonian Greek scholars and other distinguished figures in past centuries

[Kapetan Doukas]

34)Konstantinos Kallokratos or Kallokratas from Veroia,teacher,scholar and poet.

He was born in Veroia in 1589. He was a student at the Greek College of Ayios Athanasios in Rome between 1600 and 1610. There, he studied philosophy and theology. Later he taught at a school in Calabria for Greek-speaking Albanians. His bosom friend was Leo Allatius. Konstantinos Kallokratos was a brilliant man and a skilled poet.



35) Michail Papageorgiou from Siatista,1727-1796.

He was born in Siatista in 1727. He studied philosophy in Ioannina under Eugenios Voulgaris. Later he visited Germany where he studied philosophy and medicine and wrote a Greek-German lexicon.He taught in his birthplace Siatista, and also in Selitsa, Meleniko, Vienna and Budapest. He died in Vienna in 1796.









"Der autor von nr.1,Michail Papageorgiou,hat 1768 auch das erste neugriechisch-deutsche Wörterbuch verfasst"


The author of nr.1,Michail Papageorgiou had also written in 1768 the first Modern Gree- German lexicon

36)Konstantinos Michail from Kastoria,18th century.
He was a philosopher, physician and linguist.
He spoke Greek, Latin, French and German and was a student of Michail Papageorgiou.He translated in Greek the book of the famous Swiss physician Samuel Auguste David Tissot "Essai sur les maladies des gens du monde" and also wrote in 1794 a book called «Διαιτητική, ης προτέτακται και Ιστορία συνοπτική περί αρχής και προόδου της ιατρικής επιστήμης», (Dietetic,preceded by a brief history on the beginning and progress of medicine) which is considered as the first history of medicine in modern Greek and includes various abstracts of Hippocrates works.He left all his books to the schools of Kastoria.







37) Dimitrios Karakassis from Siatista,physician.
He was born in Siatista in 1734. He went to Halle, in Saxony, where he studied medicine, philosophy and mathematics. He took a Degree in medicine on 1760. He excercized his occupation as physician in Vienna, Larisa, Siatista, Kozani, Bucharest and also taught in his birthplace Siatista, in Macedonia.





"Soweit bekannt ist,war Demetrios Nikol. Karakassis aus Siatista der erste griechische Arzt,der eine Abhandlung medizinischer Natur in Deutschland veroffentlichte.Es war dies eine Abhandlung über Phlebotomie,die 1760 von der Universität Halle preisgekrönt wurde.Im gleichen jahr erschien auch in Leipzig eine medizinische arbeit von Thomas Mandakassis.Später folgten noch eineige medizinische Abhandlungen von Karakassis,die zum teil in versform im altgriechisch abgefasst und auch in lateinischer sprache erschienen sind"

As it is known so far,Demetrios Nik. Karakassis from Siatista was the first Greek physician who published in Germany a medical treatise.It was a treatise on Phlebotomy which was awarded a prize by the University of Halle in 1760.In the same year also appeared in Leipzig a medical treatise by Thomas Mandakassis (who also was a Macedonian Greek from Kastoria,as we'll see in my next post on this thread).Later followed some medical treatises of Karakassis more,that were partially written in ancient Greek verses and published in Latin as well.

[Kapetan Doukas]

38)Thomas Mandakasis from Kastoria.He studied Medicine and Philosophy at the university of Leipzig.He published various philosophical works.



A list of Mandakasis' books on google.books.com.Notice the title of the last one where he declares his origin from Kastoria: "Syngramma tou kyriou Thoma Mandakasi Kastorianou" (Writing of Mr. Thomas Mandakasis the Kastorian)



"Der griechische Arzt-Philosoph aus Makedonien Thomas Mandakasis" (The Greek physician-Philosopher from Macedonia Thomas Mandakasis)


"Mandakasis stammte aus Kastoria in Makedonien" (Mandakasis descended from Kastoria in Macedonia)


He was headmaster of the School of Kastoria from 1767 7ill 1770.


39)Dimitrios Vikelas (1835-1909),novelist and poet and one of the instigators of the revival and establishment of modern Olympic games.



He was born in Syros island but his father,Manouil Vikelas was from Veria.





40) Michail Doukas from Siatista.He studied philosophy in Vienna and wrote philosophical and historical works:

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39) Nikolaos Kasomoulis from Siatista/Kozani


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Typical Macedonian Greek surname containing the hypocoristic form Moulis of Thomas (Thomoulis) and typical northern greek pronounciation of Mesolongi as Missulong.

[Kapetan Doukas]

Bravo Doc!I wonder how did I miss out Kasomoulis!He lived for many years in Serres and was a close associate of Emmanouil Papas (both became members of Philiki Etaireia probably at the same time),while his son Kostas was a good friend of Papa's son Anastasios,whom they met in the siege of Mesolongi.



Btw,some info more on Kasomoulis by non-Greek authors: