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Author: Elizabeth Moutzan-Martinegou
Date of Birth: 1801, Zakynthos Island
Gender: Female
Biography: Zakynthian writer Elizabeth Moutzan-Martinegou is the first remarkable example of female writing in the Modern Greek Literature. Martinegou was born in October 1801 and died in November 1832. Her parents, Fragkiskos Moutzan and Angeliki Sigouros, came from two of the oldest aristocratic families of Zakynthos.
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Author: Ksenopoulos, Gregorios Ksenopoulos
Date of Birth: December 9, 1867, Constantinople
Gender: Male
Biography: One of the most prolific writers of this generation is Gregorios Ksenopoulos (1867-1951), from Zakynthos. He was born in Constantinople on December 9, 1867.
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Author: Solomos, Dionysios Solomos
Date of Birth: April 8, 1798, Zakynthos Island
Gender: Male
Biography: Dionysios Solomos was born on April 8th, 1798, in Zakynthos. His father Count Nikolaos Solomos was the son of Cretan refugees and his mother Angeliki Nikli had origins in Mani. Count Nikolaos Solomos was legally married to Marnetta Kakni, who died in 1802.