Panagiotis Soutsos

Panagiotis Soutsos
Woodcut of Panagiotis Soutsos (1873)
Woodcut of Panagiotis Soutsos (1873)
Born1806
Constantinople (modern Istanbul) Ottoman Empire
Died25 October 1868(1868-10-25) (aged 62)
Athens, Greece
OccupationPoet, novelist, journalist
NationalityGreek
EducationSchool of Chios
Period1831–1868
Literary movementRomantic poetry, First Athenian School
Notable worksThe Wayfarer (1831)
RelativesAlexandros Soutsos(brother)

Panagiotis Soutsos (Greek: Παναγιώτης Σοῦτσος; 1806 – 25 October 1868) was a Greek poet, novelist and journalist born in Constantinople (modern Istanbul, Turkey). He was the brother of the satirist Alexandros Soutsos and cousin of writer and diplomat Alexandros Rizos Rangavis. Soutsos is known to be one of the pioneers of romanticism in Greek poetry and prose, as well as a visionary behind the new Olympic Games who inspired Evangelis Zappas to sponsor their revival.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Panayótis Soútsos | Greek poet".
  2. ^ Young (1996) p. 14