Ioannis Filimon | |
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| Born | 1798 Constantinople |
| Died | 13 January 1874 Athens |
| Nationality | Greek |
| Citizenship | Greece |
| Education | Great School of the Nation |
| Known for | historian, Member of the Hellenic Parliament (1868–1869, 1875–1881) |
| Children | Timoleon Filimon |
Ioannis Filimon (Greek: Ιωάννης Φιλήμων; 1798/99–1874) was a 19th-century Greek historian, militant journalist, and publisher of the newspaper Aion for more than fifteen years, from 1838 to 1854. He also participated actively in the Greek Revolution of 1821.[1]
His work entitled "Essay on the history of Filiki Eteria"[2] was first published in 1834, a fact that makes Filimon one of the first historians of modern Greece. Filimon, intending to write the first general history of the Greek Revolution, tried to unfold the history of the Filiki Eteria, a secret revolutionary organization, in order to emphasize its leading role in the conception and dissemination of the idea of freedom and to restore its forgotten connection with the Revolution. Although he managed to gather several sources, Filimon stated that they were not enough to write a true story of Filiki Eteria.[3] Nonetheless, the essay has been an important source of information for subsequent memoirists and historians of the Greek Revolution.[4]
- ^ Kotsira, Kalliopi (June 2013). From the secrecy of the action to the publicity of the memory, Ioannis Filimon and the Friendly Society (Diploma Thesis). Athens. p. 5.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ "Anemi - Digital Library of Modern Greek Studies - Δοκίμιον ιστορικόν περί της Φιλικής Εταιρίας / υπό Ιωάννου Φιλήμονος". 2017-05-19. Archived from the original on 19 May 2017. Retrieved 2022-04-28.
- ^ Aggelomati-Tsougkaraki. "Historical sources of the Struggle. Documents, memoirs, first stories ". History of Modern Hellenism 1770–2000. 3rd volume, The Greek Revolution, 1821–1832. p. 372.
- ^ "Δελτία Τύπου". www.hellenicparliament.gr. Retrieved 2022-04-28.