Dimitris Glinos
Dimitris Glinos | |
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Aidin Vilayet, Ottoman Empire | |
Died | December 26, 1943 (aged 61) |
Nationality | Greek |
Occupation | Teacher |
Spouse | Anna Dim. Chroni |
Parent | Alexandros Glinos |
Dimitris Glinos (Greek: Δημήτρης Γληνός, September 2, 1882 – December 26, 1943) was a Greek educator, philosopher and politician.[1]
Life
Glinos was born in
He married Anna Chroni in September 1908.
Upon his return to Greece, he submitted a proposal for an educational reform to the government in 1913. He proposed introduction of, and changes to:
- The language of instruction (using colloquial Demotic Greek instead of the old-fashioned Katharevousa). Glinos proposed even the use of the Latin alphabet, in the place of Greek, for tonic reasons.
- The structure of the school system (extend primary school from 4 to 6 years)
- Educational content (less formalism, greater emphasis on science)
- Educational methods (updating of courses and materials)
- Teacher training
- The education of girls
Glinos eventually became Secretary-General of the Ministry of Education in 1917 under prime minister
In 1930 he began his active involvement in politics, being elected as an MP with the
Glinos died during Christmas of 1943, after an operation and while he was preparing to move to Free Greece, in order to participate in the foundation of the "Mountain Government" and possibly take the position of its President.[3]
Works
- Creative Historism. Sideris: Athens, 1920.
- Feminist Humanism. Higher Education Faculty for Women: Athens, 1921.
- Pigs are Oinking, Guinea Pigs are Weeking, Snakes are Hissing. Hestia: Athens, 1921; 2nd edn., Dimitrakos: Athens, 1923.
- Nation and Language. Hestia: Athens, 1922.
- The Crisis of Demoticism. Hestia: Athens, 1923.
- The Goals of the Pedagogical Academy. Athens 1924.
- An Unburied Dead. Athina Publishing House: Athens, 1925.
- Address of the Board of Directors of the Educational Association. Athens, 1927.
- The Open Road Ahead, Student Fraternity: Athens, 1932.
- Address to New Students, Student Fraternity: Athens, 1933.
- The Raisin Question. Rizospastis: Athens, 1936.
- On Humanist Studies in Greece Today. Zacharopoulos: Athens, 1940.
- A Few Thoughts on Plato and his Work. Zacharopoulos: Athens, 1940.
- What is the National Liberation Front (1942). 2nd edn., Rigas: Athens, 1944
- Today's Issues of the Greek People (1944). 2nd edn., Ta Nea Vivlia: Athens, 1945.
- The War Trilogy. Ta Nea Vivlia: Athens, 1945. Repr., edited by George D. Boubous, Papazisis: Athens, 2004.
- The Philosophy of Hegel. Ta Nea Vivlia: Athens, 1946.
- Unpublished essays and correspondence, in the collective volume To the Memory of Dimitris A. Glinos, Ta Nea Vivlia: Athens, 1946. Repr., edited by Costas Mavreas and George D. Boubous, Papazisis: Athens, 2003.
- Selected Works, 4 vols., ed. by Loukas Axelos. Stochastis: Athens, 1971–75.
- Collected Works, vols. 1–2, ed. by Philippos Iliou. Themelio: Athens, 1983.
Notes
- ^ George D. Boubous, «Glinos, Dimitris», (in Greek) article in the Encyclopaedia of the Greek Press, vol.1, National Hellenic Research Foundation: Athens 2008.
- ^ For an extensive discussion of Skliros' views, see (in Greek) George D. Boubous, «Neo-Hellenic Society in Early Greek Marxist Analysis: G. Skliros - G. Kordatos (1907-1930)», unpubl. PhD Diss., Panteion University: Athens, 1996.
- ^ "Βιογραφία του Δημήτρη Γληνού και βασική βιβλιογραφία".