Christos Laskaris (Greek: Χρίστος Λάσκαρης, 1931 – December 11, 2008) was a

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poet. Laskaris was born in the village of

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, but moved to

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as a child. He studied at the Pedagogical Academy of

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, but did not become a teacher; instead, he worked his entire career in the insurance division of the Patras city bus authority. He was awarded the Cavafy International Award in

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in 2007.

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at the Greek Wikipedia ( el:Main Page)'' 1931 births 2008 deaths People from Amaliada Greek male poets Poets from Achaea 20th-century Greek poets 20th-century Greek male writers {{Greece-poet-stub