Adamandios Koraís, último representante de la ilustración griega

Abstract

Among the great figures of the Greek Enlightenment, we can distinguish that of Adamandios Korais. Born and trained initially in Smyrna, he studied medicine in Montpellier, while entering classical philosophy. He settled in Paris in 1788, where he lives until his death. He develops an intense pedagogical activity and as editor of patriotic and pedagogical political texts and a vast Greek Classical Library. While he strongly supported the Revolution of the Independence of Greece (1821-1830), he criticized the divisions among the patriots. He also criticized the work of Ioanis Kapodistrias the first Ruler of the nascent Greek State.