Dimitris Glinos

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Dimitris Glinos on a photograph from 1940

Dimitris Glinos ( Greek Δημήτρης Γληνός ; born September 2, 1882 in Izmir , † December 26, 1943 in Athens ) was a Greek philosopher , educator and politician .

Life

Glinos was born in Izmir in 1882 as the eldest of twelve children of Alexandros Glino. After graduating from the evangelical school in Izmir, he moved to Athens in 1899 , where he studied philosophy at the university . In 1905 he moved to the University of Jena , where he studied philosophy, pedagogy and experimental psychology . Between 1908 and 1909 he studied with Rudolf Eucken before moving to the University of Leipzig in 1909 . There he studied with Wilhelm Wundt until 1911 . In Germany he made the acquaintance of Georgios Skliros , who brought Glinos closer to socialist ideology and had a decisive influence on his later career.

In September 1908 he married Anna Chroni.

After returning to Greece in 1913, he presented an educational reform to the Greek government. The following innovations and changes were included:

  • The change of the language of instruction (use of the colloquial language form Dimotiki instead of the outdated Katharevousa )
  • Restructuring of school systems (extension of primary school from 4 to 6 years)
  • Content of the lesson (less formalism and more focus on science)
  • Teaching methods (renewal of subjects and teaching materials)
  • Teacher training
  • Education for girls

Glinos became Secretary General of the Ministry of Education in 1917 under Prime Minister Eleftherios Venizelos . He began to implement the proposed changes but was stopped when Venizelos lost power in 1920. Glinos began under the pseudonym "A. Gabriel, Teacher ”. After Venizelos came back to power in 1922, he continued to implement the plans, but was stopped again when Theodore Pangalos came to power in 1925.

Glino's book What is the National Liberation Front and what does it want , edition from 1944

In 1930 he began his active participation in politics. In 1936 he was elected MP for the Communist Party of Greece . After the Metaxas regime was established , he and other communists were sent into exile on the island of Agios Efstratios . During the occupation of Greece by the Axis powers in World War II , Glinos became one of the founders of the communist-led National Liberation Front . In September 1942 he also wrote her political manifesto What is the National Liberation Front and what does it want (Τί είναι και τί θέλει το ΕΑΜ).

literature

  • Georg Veloudis: Glinos, Dimitrios . In: Biographical Lexicon on the History of Southeast Europe . Volume 2. Munich 1976, pp. 58-60

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ George D. Boubous: Glinos, Dimitris. In: Encyclopaedia of the Greek Press. Volume 1, National Hellenic Research Foundation, Athens 2008 (Greek).
personal data
SURNAME Glinos, Dimitris
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Γληνός, Δημήτρης
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Greek philosopher, politician, educator and resistance fighter against National Socialism
DATE OF BIRTH September 2, 1882
PLACE OF BIRTH Izmir
DATE OF DEATH December 26, 1943
Place of death Athens