23 Facts About Anthimos Gazis

Anthimos Gazis or Gazes was a Greek scholar, revolutionary and politician.

Anthimos Gazis was born in Milies in Ottoman Greece in 1758 into a family of modest means.

Anthimos Gazis left for Vienna in 1789, where he preached at the Church of Saint George, while simultaneously pursuing his academic interests.

Anthimos Gazis represented Magnesia in National Assemblies of Epidaurus and Astros and worked in commissions regarding military affairs and education.

Anthimos Gazis's family was poor, with the situation worsening when his father died in 1761.

Anthimos Gazis continued his education in the Old School of Rigas in Zagora, where he studied logic, astronomy, philosophy, Greek philology, geography, natural sciences and mathematics.

Anthimos Gazis soon befriended a merchant named Aggelis Mammaras of Makrinitsa who urged him to leave for Vienna after covering his expenses.

Anthimos Gazis supplemented the translation with extensive notes of his own on the subjects of electricity, magnetism, chemical reactions and the propagation of light.

In 1800, Anthimos Gazis reissued an edited version of Rigas Feraios' Charta of Greece; dimensions were cut in half and Jean-Denis Barbie du Bocage's topographical plans were removed.

Anthimos Gazis left Vienna, returning only in November 1804 to resume preaching.

Anthimos Gazis's stay would be brief as he soon left for Venice where he published Greek Lexicon and Greek Library, works based on Gesner's Bibliotheca universalis and Fabricius' Bibliotheca Graeca.

Anthimos Gazis resumed his duties as rector in early 1808.

On 1 January 1815, Anthimos Gazis opened a second chapter of the Filomousos Eteria in Vienna.

Anthimos Gazis developed a lively correspondence with German classicist Friedrich Thiersch, who in turn assisted Greek students in enrolling into Bavarian universities.

Anthimos Gazis's reasoning was that he answered the call of patriotic speeches and would return to his homeland.

In March 1818, he was visited by Athanasios Tsakalov who proposed relocating the leadership of Filiki Eteria to Pelion, Anthimos Gazis disagreed, claiming that the Mani Peninsula would be a better choice and thus the plan did not materialize.

Anthimos Gazis traveled through Magnesia under the pretense of conducting an archeological survey, while in reality actively recruiting for the Filiki Eteria.

On 7 May 1821, revolutionaries gathered at the entrance of the Agioi Taxiarches Church in Milies, with Anthimos Gazis heading the meeting.

One of Anthimos Gazis' comrades knocked the gun out of his hand before he was able to take a shot.

One day a mob of refugees nearly lynched Anthimos Gazis who was saved after the intervention by a local man named Anagnostis Benakis.

Anthimos Gazis was seriously injured in the incident, spending two days in bed.

In 1827, Anthimos Gazis fell ill while residing in Tinos, he later relocated to his private residence in Syros.

Anthimos Gazis's health continued to deteriorate and he lived in poverty.