Kostis Palamas
Kostis Palamas | |
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| Born | 13 January 1859 Patras, Greece |
| Died | 27 February 1943 (aged 84) Athens, Greece |
| Occupation | Poet |
| Nationality | Greek |
| Education | University of Athens (no degree) |
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Kostis Palamas (/pæləˈmɑːs/; Greek: Κωστής Παλαμάς [palaˈmas]; 13 January [O.S. 8 January] 1859 – 27 February 1943) was a Greek poet who wrote the words to the Olympic Hymn. He was a central figure of the Greek literary generation of the 1880s and one of the cofounders of the so-called New Athenian School (or Palamian School, or Second Athenian School) along with Georgios Drosinis and Ioannis Polemis.