Christophorus Plato Castanis | |
|---|---|
 Christophorus Plato Castanis | |
| Born | 1 April 1814 |
| Died | 1866 (aged 51–52) |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Known for | Runaway Slave, Lecturer |
| Spouse |
Rutha H. Clark (m. 1844–1866) |
Christophorus Plato Castanis (Greek: Χριστόφορος Πλάτων Καστανής; 1814–1866; also known as Christophoros Castanis or Castanes and Christoforos Kastanis or Kastanes) was an Ottoman Greek academic, author and classicist.[1] Castanis was born at Livadia, Chios on 1 April 1814 and lived much of his life in the United States.[2] He published an autobiography titled The Greek Exile in 1851, which told of his survival of the Chios massacre, his time in Ottoman slavery, and his emigration to America.[3][4][5]
- ^ George Kaloudis, Modern Greece and the Diaspora Greeks in the United States, Lexington Books, Lanham, Boulder, New York & London, 2018, p. 31.
- ^ "Christophorus Plato Castanis", AHEPA (American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association) History ("Built with love by the Brother Knights in Tenafly, NJ"). Note: Livadia is a northern suburb of the town of Chios, see the section on Vrontados here.
- ^ Castanis, Christophorus Plato, The Greek Exile, Lippincott, Grambo, & Co., Philadelphia, 1851.
- ^ Evangelia Kindinger, "’Only Stones and Stories Remain’: Greek American (Travel) Writing about Greece", Current Objectives of Postgraduate American Studies, 12, 2011; available here (University of Regensburg).
- ^ Vicky Johnson Gatzouras, Family Matters in Greek American Literature, PhD thesis, Blekinge Institute of Technology and Göteborg University, 2007, p. 14; available here (Pennsylvania State University).