Georgios Vafopoulos
Georgios Vafopoulos | |
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Aristotelian University | |
Occupation(s) | Poet, author, journalist and teacher |
Georgios Vafopoulos (Greek: Γεώργιος Βαφόπουλος; 1903–1996) was a Greek poet, author, teacher and journalist of the 20th century.
Biography
Early years
Vafopoulos was born on 6 September From then, he started collaborating with magazines and newspapers, in which his poems, writings and articles were published. He was also the first and most notable donator of the up-coming Municipal Library of Thessaloniki.[9]
Later years
He served as the library manager from its foundation in 1939 until 1963, with some compulsory pauses, most notably during the
Personal life and travels
In 1924 he met with Thessalonian poet and playwright Anthoula Stathopoulou, whom he married in 1931. In the same year, he traveled to Mount Athos. In 1935, his wife died of tuberculosis. In 1938 he traveled to Italy, France and Switzerland. In the same year he met Anastasia Gerakopoulou, whom he married in 1946.[8] In 1951 he traveled to England, where he visited the British Library. In 1955 he travelled to his hometown, Gevgelija, then under Yugoslavia, where he visited his grandfather's grave. From then until 1974 he traveled to many countries, United States, Austria, Romania, Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands, Italy, Spain and finally Cyprus. That same year he suffered a severe heart attack.
He died on September 15, [1][6] 1996,[4][7] after a two-month hospitalization in a clinic of Thessaloniki, at the age of 93.
Works
Some of his works are the following:
- Τα ρόδα της Μυρτάλης, 1931
- Εσθήρ. Έμμετρη βιβλική τραγωδία, 1934
- Η Μεγάλη Νύχτα και το Παράθυρο, 1959
- Eπιθανάτια και Σάτιρες, 1966
- Tα Eπιγενόμενα, 1966
- Σελίδες αυτοβιογραφίας, 1970-1975 (4 volumes)
References
Citations
- ^ a b BnF authorities, Geṓrgios Th. Vafópoulos
- ^ a b Meraklēs, Michalēs G. (1990). Hē Hellēnikē poiēsē: Neōterikoi poiētes tou mesopolemou. Sokolēs. p. 174.
- ^ ISBN 9789600331578.
- ^ ISBN 9789602311219.
- ISBN 9789600320701.
- ^ a b Diavazō, Τεύχη 403-406, 2000
- ^ ISBN 9789606627064.
- ^ a b c Eleni Yannakakis (1998). "George Vafopoulos". London: macedonia.org.uk. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
- ^ Δημοτική Βιβλιοθήκη Θεσσαλονίκης: Επαναλειτουργεί μετά από ενάμιση χρόνο, CNN Greece, 3 May 2017