Georgios Drosinis

Georgios Drossinis
Born	9 December 1859 Athens, Greece
Died	3 January 1951 Kifisia, Athens, Greece
Occupation	poet, author

Georgios Drossinis (Greek: Γεώργιος Δροσίνης; 9 December 1859 – 3 January 1951) was a Greek author and poet of the New Athenian School (Greek literary Generation of the 1880s), a scholar and an editor.

Georgios Drossinis was born and raised in Athens, but he came from a family from Mesolonghi which had fought in the celebrated year-long siege of the city by the Ottomans during the Greek War of Independence. studied Philology in Athens and in Germany, but did not complete his studies. Drossinis was one of the co-founders (along with Kostis Palamas and Nikos Kampas) of the ‘1880s Generation’, which renewed modern Greek literature by reacting to already decayed romanticism. He contributed to the development and establishment of modern Greek language ("Demotic") and to the turn towards Greek folk tradition. Drossinis showed great interest in educational issues and wrote school books. From 1908, he took up important positions in the Ministry of Education. During his service, he founded school libraries, introduced standards for school hygiene and established the National Flag Day on 26 October. He also contributed to the foundation of a Home for the Blind, the Sevastopouleios Vocational School, the Hellenic Laographic Society and the compilation of the Historical Dictionary of the Greek Language. His contribution to the implementation of Prime Minister Eleftherios Venizelos’ educational programme during the 1910s was substantial. With Demetrios Vikelas, he co-founded the Society for the Dissemination of Beneficial Books (in Greek, Σ.Ω.Β.). In addition, he was editor-in-chief and director in a number of literary and educational publications (Estia magazine, To Asty, To Imerologion Tis Megalis Elladas ("Journal of Great Greece"). He worked towards the foundation of the Academy of Athens (1926) and became one of its first members. He was honoured by the Academy of Athens with the “Award for Excellence in Arts and Letters” and in 1947, he was nominated by the Greek State for the Nobel Prize in Literature.

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