Anthimos Gazis | |
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 Anthimos Gazis | |
| Born | 1758 |
| Died | 24 June 1828 (aged 69–70) |
| Nationality | Greek |
| Other names | Anastasios Gazalis Anastasios Gazis |
| Occupation(s) | Eastern Orthodox archimandrite, cartographer, publisher, translator, philologist, revolutionary, politician |
| Known for | Hermes o Logios Filomousos Eteria |
| Notable work | Greek Dictionary Hellenic Library (1807) |
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Anthimos Gazis or Gazes (Greek: Ἄνθιμος Γαζῆς; born Anastasios Gazalis, Ἀναστάσιος Γκάζαλης; 1758 – 24 June 1828) was a Greek scholar, revolutionary and politician. He was born in Milies (Thessaly) in Ottoman Greece in 1758 into a family of modest means. In 1774 he became an Eastern Orthodox deacon; his career later brought him to Constantinople where he was promoted to archimandrite. He left for Vienna in 1789, where he preached at the Church of Saint George, while simultaneously pursuing his academic interests. His efforts to promote education in Greece through the Filomousos Eteria, translation work and contributions to the first Greek philological periodical, Hermes o Logios, played a significant role in the development of the Greek Enlightenment.
In 1817, he joined the Filiki Eteria secret society and returned to his homeland, recruiting others in preparation for an anti–Ottoman revolt. In 1821, with the start of the Greek War of Independence against the Ottoman Empire he led the Greek insurgents in Magnesia. After the suppression of the revolt there, he went to Central Greece. He represented Magnesia in National Assemblies of Epidaurus and Astros and worked in commissions regarding military affairs and education. In 1827, he fell ill and his condition steadily deteriorated until his death on 24 June 1828 in Ermoupoli, Syros. Gazis died in poverty, having donated most of his savings to the Greek army.