Location information

Ilias Bisbinis

MILIA (Village) LEFKTRA

Ioannis Nifos

1793 - 1879

Nikitaras (Nikitas Stamatelopoulos)

NEDOUSSA (Village) KALAMATA
1787 - 1849

Papaflessas (real name Dikeos Georgios)

POLIANI (Village) THOURIA
1786 - 1825

Page of Arcadia website
• http://arcadia.ceid.upatras.gr/arkadia/arcadia-his... (1 img.)

Nikolaos Politis

KALAMATA (Town) MESSINIA
1852 - 1921
Kalamata is where Nikolaos Politis (1852-1921) the Father of Greek Folklore was born and brought up. With the showing of the folkloric wealth, the manuscripts, speeches and deeds of the people as well as with the customs, the legends and their traditions, as these were saved and passed on from one generation to the other, he proved the historic continuity of the Greeks on the basis of their heritage.

This extract is cited March 2003 from the Messenia Prefecture Tourism Promotion Commission URL below, which contains image.

• http://www.na-messinia.gr/docs-en/laografika.htm

Polydouri Maria

1902 - 1930

Nikitas Nifakis

MILIA (Village) LEFKTRA
1748 - 1818

Kolokotronis Theodoros

In Milia they took to and staied there for three years his mother, his sister, his brother Nikos and he (7 year-old) when his father died. After Milia they went to Alonistena. He staied in Alonistena with his mother when he was 10 year-old, coming back from Milia of Mani. After Alonistena he came in Akovo where the 1787 nominated him war lord and married Katerina Karoussou from Leontari. (Following URL information in Greek only)

Kougeas Socrates

DOLI (Village) AVIA
1876 - 1966
Philologist, University teacher and member of the Academy.