Theoklitos Farmakidis

Theoklitos Farmakidis
Theoklitos Farmakidis
	Theoklitos Farmakidis; Portrait by Dionysios Tsokos
Born	15 January 1784; Nibegler near Larissa, Ottoman Empire
Died	26 April 1860 (aged 76); Athens, Kingdom of Greece
Era	Age of Enlightenment
Region	Western philosophy
School	Liberalism, Modern Greek Enlightenment
Main interests	Freedom of religion, Greek Independence

Theoklitos Farmakidis (born Theoharis Farmakidis; Greek: Θεόκλητος (Θεοχάρης) Φαρμακίδης; 1784–1860) was a Greek scholar and journalist. He was a notable figure of the Modern Greek Enlightenment.

Biography

He was born in 1784 in

Philiki Etaireia and became an admirer of Adamantios Korais, supporter of Greek independence and critic of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople

.

Greek Revolution

After the outbreak of the

Dimitrios Ypsilantis. In August 1821, in Kalamata he started publishing the Greek newspaper Elliniki Salpinx ("Greek Bugle"). He took part at the National Assemblies of Epidaurus and Astros and later he taught in the Ionian Academy

(1823-1825).

Thought

He was a supporter of the

Otto, he was advisor on ecclesiastical/religious matters and supporter of the establishment of the Church of Greece. He was liberal and tolerant to the different dogmas and became friend with Jonas King

, the controversial Protestant missionary in Greece.

A strongly pro-West supporter, he was against the Greek involvement in the Crimean War.

Selected works

Elements of the Greek language, Athens, 1815
Apology, Athens, 1840
The Synodal Tome or About the Truth, Athens, 1852

Sources

Βγένα Α. Βαρθολομαίου, Η δίκη του Θεόκλητου Φαρμακίδη (1829-1839), Μνήμων 4 (1974), σελ. 172–214.

v t e Modern Greek Enlightenment
Main ideas	Greek Independence Nationalism Liberalism Constitutionalism Education Westernization Hellenization Freedom of religion Greek language
Publications	Asma Polemistirion Salpisma Polemistirion Adelphiki Didaskalia Geographia Neoteriki Hellenic Nomarchy Hellenic Library Ephimeris Calliope Rossaglogallos Hermes o Logios Politika Parallela Thourios or Patriotic hymn Pamphlet of Rigas Feraios Map of Greece New Map of Wallachia and part of Transylvania Real Bliss General Map of Moldavia Gnostike, Stoicheia Philosophias
Academies	Ottoman Empire: Athonite Academy Evangelical School Kaplaneios Maroutsaia New Academy Phanar Greek Orthodox College Phrontisterion of Trapezous Diaspora: Flanginian School Princely Academy of Bucharest Princely Academy of Iași
Representatives	Methodios Anthrakites Kosmas Balanos Athanasios Christopoulos Neophytos Doukas Vikentios Damodos Theoklitos Farmakidis Rigas Feraios Anthimos Gazis Georgios Gennadios Theophilos Kairis Theodore Kavalliotis Grigorios Konstantas Adamantios Korais Konstantinos Koumas Stefanos Kanellos Sevastos Leontiadis Benjamin of Lesbos Iosipos Moisiodax Minas Minoidis Konstantinos Michail Konstantinos Nikolopoulos Michail Papageorgiou Christodoulos Pablekis Daniel Philippidis Athanasios Psalidas Theoklitos Polyeidis Athanasios Stageiritis Konstantinos Tzechanis Neophytos Vamvas Ioannis Vilaras Eugenios Voulgaris
Related	Philomuse Society Filiki Eteria Ionian Academy Orphanage of Kairis Moscopole printing house

v t e Greece during the reign of Otto (1832–1862)
Capital	Nafplio (1832–34) Athens (1834–present)
Monarchs	Otto of Greece Amalia of Oldenburg
Regency Council	Karl von Abel Josef Ludwig von Armansperg Johann Baptist Greiner Carl Wilhelm von Heideck Georg Ludwig von Maurer Ignaz von Rudhart
Prime Ministers	Bavarians: Josef Ludwig von Armansperg Ignaz von Rudhart Greeks: Konstantinos Kanaris Ioannis Kolettis Ioannis Kolokotronis Georgios Kountouriotis Antonios Kriezis Alexandros Mavrokordatos Andreas Metaxas Athanasios Miaoulis Spyridon Trikoupis Kitsos Tzavelas Dimitrios Voulgaris
Architects	Eduard Schaubert Friedrich von Gärtner Christian Hansen Theophil Hansen Panagis Kalkos Stamatios Kleanthis Leo von Klenze Lysandros Kaftanzoglou
Notable People	Jane Digby Aristeidis Dosios Theoklitos Farmakidis Herr Fuchs Dimitrios Kallergis Theodoros Kolokotronis Yiannis Makriyiannis Anastasios Polyzoidis
Early Greek Parties	English Party French Party Russian Party
Events	London Conference of 1832 Filorthodoxos Eteria Conspiracy Cretan Revolt (1841) 3 September 1843 Revolution Greek Constitution of 1844 Don Pacifico affair Crimean War (Siege of Sevastopol, Battle of Eupatoria) Epirus Revolt of 1854 Thessaly Revolt of 1854 23 October 1862 Revolution
Influence	Greek legal system Greek academic art of the 19th century Party of Radicals
Structures	National Gardens of Athens Old Royal Palace National Observatory of Athens Syntagma Square Old Parliament House, Athens
Institutions	Athens School of Fine Arts Archaeological Society of Athens Bavarian Auxiliary Corps Church of Greece Council of State Court of Audit Court of Cassation Greek Archaeological Service Greek Evangelical Church Greek Volunteer Legion Hellenic Gendarmerie National and Kapodistrian University of Athens National Bank of Greece National Library of Greece National Technical University of Athens Regency Council Royal Phalanx
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