Antonios Miliarakis

Antonios Miliarakis (7 April 1841 – 8 April 1905) was a Greek geographer, academic and historian of the 19th century. He was distinguished for his studies in history and geography.

Biographical information He was born in Athens on 7 April 1841. He worked as historian, geographer and professor of jurisprudence at the University of Athens until his death.

The period from 1867 to 1868, Miliarakis served as secretary of the “Central Committee”, which was directing the Cretan Revolt that was in progress in which he was curator and later secretary. His research work on historical and geographical issues was of great importance.

He was awarded by the “Society for the advancement of Hellenic studies” (“Σύλλογος προς προαγωγήν των ελληνικών σπουδών”) of Paris for three of his works; “Κυκλαδικά” (“Kykladika”) (1874), “Νεοελληνική γεωγραφική φιλολογία, ήτοι, κατάλογος των από του 1800-1889 γεωγραφηθέντων υπό Ελλήνων” (“Neohellenic geographical philology, catalogue of the geographical literature since 1800 until 1889 by Greeks”, 1889) and the “Ιστορία του βασιλείου της Νικαίας και του Δεσποτάτου της Ηπείρου” (“History of the Kingdom of Nicaea and the Despotate of Epirus”).

Antonios Miliarakis also wrote the following: «Υπομνήματα περιγραφικά των Κυκλάδων νήσων κατά μέρος» (“Descriptive memoranda of the Cyclades islands”) (1880, 1901), «Ολίγαι λέξεις περί της καταγωγής του Σκενδέρμπεη» (“A few words about the origin of Skanderbeg”) (1876) where he tried to refute the arguments of German historians about the Slavic origin of Skanderbeg, “Γεωγραφία Πολιτική Νέα και Αρχαία του Νομού Κεφαλληνίας” (“New and Ancient Political Geography of Kefallinia Prefecture”), etc.