Pavlos Tzermias

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Pavlos N. Tzermias ( Greek Παύλος Ν. Τζερμιάς ; * May 5, 1925 in Thessaloniki ; † May 13, 2016 in Zurich ) was a Greek - Swiss legal scholar , historian , neo-Greekist , journalist and publicist .

Life

Pavlos Tzermias was born as the son of the Cretan lawyer and politician Nikolaos Tzermias. He studied law at the University of Athens and from 1949 to 1964 at the University of Zurich and was admitted to the bar of the Canton of Zurich . From 1967 to 1995 he worked as the Greece correspondent for the Neue Zürcher Zeitung . At the same time he directed a Greek-language broadcast on SRG from 1970 to 1990 . He also taught Neo-Greek and Byzantine Studies from 1965 to 1995 at the University of Freiburg im Üechtland and from 1984 to 1992 at the University of Zurich.

As a publicist, Tzermias has helped shape the image of Greece in the German-speaking area “[like] hardly anyone else”. His overall accounts of modern Greek history and the history of Cyprus have long been part of the standard German-language works.

Tzermias was married to a Swiss woman from 1955. In 1968 he was naturalized in Zurich . From 2000 he was a corresponding member of the “Section for Ethics and Political Sciences” of the Academy of Athens .

Fonts (selection)

  • Modern Greek grammar. The theory of forms in the vernacular with an introduction to phonetics, the origin and the current state of modern Greek. Francke, Bern 1969.
  • Modern Greek history. An introduction . Francke, Tübingen 1986; 3rd edition 1999.
  • The modern Greek literature. An orientation. Francke, Tübingen 1987; 2nd edition: Modern Greek literature. Homer's legacy as a burden and an opportunity. Francke, Tübingen 2001.
  • History of the Republic of Cyprus. Taking into account the historical development of the island over the millennia. Francke, Tübingen 1991; 4th edition 2004.
  • The other Byzantium. Constantinople's contribution to Europe. University Press, Friborg (Switzerland) 1991.
  • Konstantin Karamanlis . Attempt an appreciation. With a foreword by Helmut Schmidt . Francke, Tübingen 1992.
  • The search for identity of the new Greeks. A study on the national question with special consideration of the Macedonia problem. University Press, Friborg (Switzerland) 1994.
  • Politics in the new Hellas. Structures, theories and parties in transition. Francke, Tübingen 1997.
  • For a Hellenistic with a future. Plea for overcoming the crisis of humanism. University Press, Freiburg (Switzerland) 1998.
  • Crete from Knossos to Kazantzakis. Walking through a fascinating culture. Balistier, Mähringen 2003.
  • Aspects of Greek Philosophy from Ancient Times to Today. Francke, Tübingen 2005.
  • Nikos Kazantzakis ' Odyssey. Unknown aspects of the spiritual path of a famous Cretan. Balistier, Mähringen 2008.
  • Eleftherios Venizelos ' historic achievement. The path of a "Weißbergler" to world fame. Balistier, Mähringen 2010.
  • The Cretan Dominikos Theotokopoulos called El Greco . An unknown celebrity. Balistier, Mähringen 2012.

literature

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Gunnar Hering in: Gunnar Hering (ed.): Dimensions of Greek literature and history: Festschrift for Pavlos Tzermias. Lang, Frankfurt am Main 1993, ISBN 3-631-45811-8 , p. 15.
  2. ^ Members of the Third Section , Athens Academy website, accessed June 4, 2016.
personal data
SURNAME Tzermias, Pavlos
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Tzermias, Pavlos N .; Τζερμιάς, Παύλος Ν. (Greek)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Greek-Swiss historian, publicist, journalist and neo-Greekist
DATE OF BIRTH May 5, 1925
PLACE OF BIRTH Thessaloniki
DATE OF DEATH May 13, 2016
Place of death Zurich