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'''John [[Ghyka]] ([[Greek Language|Greek]]: Ιωαννης Γκικας). Greek Educator and writer.  
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'''John [[Ghyka]] ([[Greek Language|Greek]]: Ιωαννης Γκικας) was a [[Greeks|Greek]] educator and writer.  
  
John was born [[1871]] in [[Corfu]]; died about 1950 in [[Alexandria]], [[Egypt]]). He studied in Athens Greek Literature and obtained a PhD from the [[Athens University]].
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Ghykas was born in [[1871]] in [[Corfu]]. He studied Greek Literature and obtained a PhD from the [[Athens University]].
  
In 1893, he migrated to Egypt to become the chief editor of the Greek Language newspaper "Omonia", and publisher of the Greek Language journal "Kosmos".
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In [[1893]], he migrated to Egypt to become the chief editor of the Greek Language newspaper "Omonia", and publisher of the Greek Language journal "Kosmos".
He was a very active member of the Greek community in Alexandria and around or before 1910 he established a Lyceum carrying his name.
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He was a very active member of the Greek community in Alexandria and around or before [[1910]] he established a Lyceum carrying his name.
  
The last 30 years of his life he was writing and publishing stories.
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He spent the last 30 years of his life writing and publishing stories.
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He died about [[1950]] in [[Alexandria]], Egypt
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[[Category:Greeks in Egypt|Ghykas, John]]
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[[Category:1871 births|Ghykas, John]]
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[[Category:1950 deaths|Ghykas, John]]

Revision as of 10:35, September 18, 2009

John Ghyka (Greek: Ιωαννης Γκικας) was a Greek educator and writer.

Ghykas was born in 1871 in Corfu. He studied Greek Literature and obtained a PhD from the Athens University.

In 1893, he migrated to Egypt to become the chief editor of the Greek Language newspaper "Omonia", and publisher of the Greek Language journal "Kosmos". He was a very active member of the Greek community in Alexandria and around or before 1910 he established a Lyceum carrying his name.

He spent the last 30 years of his life writing and publishing stories.

He died about 1950 in Alexandria, Egypt