About Ektor Kaknavatos
Lived 1920 – 2010 (aged 89–90). Ektor Kaknavatos was a Greek poet and writer.
Ektor Kaknavatos is the pen name of Greek poet and essayist Yorgοs Kontoyorgis (Γιώργος Κοντογιώργης; 1920 – 9 November 2010), who was born in Piraeus, Greece. Between 1937 and 1941, he studied mathematics in Athens. After World War II, he worked as a teacher of mathematics and then as a civil servant in the Ministry of Education.
His first published poetry collection was Fuga in 1943. After 18 years, in 1961, he circulated in a small circle of friends the collection Diaspora (Dissemination).
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Who was Ektor Kaknavatos?
pen name of Greek poet and essayist Yorgis Kontoyorgis (Γιώργος Κοντογιώργης; 1920 – 9 November 2010)
When was Ektor Kaknavatos born?
Ektor Kaknavatos was born in 1920 in Piraeus.
When did Ektor Kaknavatos die?
Ektor Kaknavatos died on 9 November 2010 in Athens.
What was Ektor Kaknavatos's occupation?
Ektor Kaknavatos was a poet and writer.
What nationality was Ektor Kaknavatos?
Ektor Kaknavatos was Greek.
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