Emmanuel Kriaras

The death of the great Greek lexicographer and philologist Emmanuel Kriaras on August 22, spread sorrow in the academic world of Greece. He lived to become 107 and during the last years he claimed that people were most interested in his age rather...

Renowned lexicographer and philologist Emmanuel Kriaras died of a heart-attack on Friday at his home in Thessaloniki, Greece. At 107 years, Kriaras, was one of Greece's most distinguished elders. Kriaras was a professor emeritus at the School of Philosophy at...