Vlasis Gavriilidis | |
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| Native name | Βλάσης Γαβριηλίδης |
| Born | c. 1848 Selimpaşa in East Thrace |
| Died | 11 April 1920 Athens |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Language | Greek |
| Nationality | Greek |
| Literary movement | Demoticism |
| Years active | 1867–1920 |
| Notable works | Don't Get Lost Akropolis |
Vlasis Gavriilidis or Vlassis Gavrielides (Greek: Βλάσης Γαβριηλίδης; c. 1848–1920) was a prominent Greek journalist who in 1883 founded the progressive newspaper Akropolis in Athens. He played a significant role in the politics of the day, often supporting the demoticist movement in the Greek language question; at one stage, "It was said that a critical article by Gavriilidis could topple a Greek government."[1]: 114
Gavriilidis and Akropolis also played a large part in the events leading up to the Gospel Riots of 1901. The newspaper had published a translation of the Gospel of St Matthew into modern spoken Greek (by now very different from the ancient koine Greek of the original gospel, still used liturgically by the Greek Orthodox Church). This provoked a hostile reaction in some political and cultural quarters, which gradually became more violent until "Black Thursday", when eight demonstrators were killed.[2]
- ^ Merry, Bruce (2004). Encyclopedia of Modern Greek Literature. Westport, CT, USA: Greenwood Press. ISBN 0313308136.
- ^ Carabott, Philip (1993). "Politics, orthodoxy, and the language question in Greece: the Gospel Riots of 1901" (PDF). Journal of Mediterranean Studies. 3 (1): 117–138. ISSN 1016-3476. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-02-07. Retrieved 2012-08-05.