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Yianis Vilaras | |
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| Born | 1771 |
| Died | 1823 (aged 51–52) Zagori, Ottoman Empire (now in Greece) |
| Occupation(s) | poet, prose writer |
Ioannis "Yianis" Vilaras (Greek: Ἰωάννης (Γιάνης) Βηλαράς; 1771–1823) was a Greek doctor, lyricist and writer who often discussed linguistic matters (see Greek language question) and maintained ties with many figures of the Modern Greek Enlightenment movement.
His name is also related to an original Albanian Vellara alphabet, until now only discovered in a few pages that Vilaras wrote in the Albanian language.[1] Vilaras is remembered primarily as a modern Greek poet, non-native Albanian speaker but fluent, according to François Pouqueville, who also describes him as bright.[2]
- ^ Robert Elsie (2017). Albanian Alphabets borowed and invented (London: Kindle Edition)
- ^ Shuteriqi, Dhimiter (1978). Shkrimet shqipe në vitet 1332-1850. Rilindja. pp. 151–152.