Andreas Kalvos

Author: Kalvos, Andreas Kalvos

Date of Birth: April 1792, Zakynthos

Gender: Male

Biography: Andreas Kalvos was born in Zakynthos, the first son of Corfu doctor Ioannis Calvos and Zakynthian noblewoman Adrian Roukani. After the breakup of his parents, his father left for Italy, and the poet departed in 1802 with his younger brother Nicolas to live with him. Kalvos as a student was first in Zakynthos and continued his studies in the Greek community in Livorno and Florence, where he became friend with Andreas Louriotis (1808). Read more “Andreas Kalvos” →