Pantelis Horn ( gr, Παντελής Χορν; 1 January 1881–1 November 1941) was a

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naval officer and playwright, one of the few Greek writers of the early 20th century who devoted themselves solely to theatre. He produced works in the naturalist style. Horn was born in

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to an

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father and a

mother. Horn also served as an officer in the Hellenic Navy, graduating in 1899 from the

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. As a commander, he was one of the first Navy officers to be transferred to the newly constituted

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, where he remained for the rest of his career, retiring on 28 October 1926 with the rank of Rear Admiral. His son

Dimitris Horn Dimitris Horn () (9 March 1921 – 16 January 1998) was a Greek theatrical and film performer of modern times. Biography Horn was born in Athens in 1921, the son of playwright Pantelis Horn (himself descended from an Austrian father and Greek mot ...

would go on to become a well-known actor.

Works

Horn wrote more than thirty plays during his career, including: *''The Outsider'' (1906) *''Petroharides'' (''The Stonecutters''; 1908), Horn's performance debut *''To Fintanaki'' (''The Sapling'' or ''The Young Plant''; 1921), a "considerable hit" *''Flantro'' (1935), about an aristocratic widow

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* * 1881 births 1941 deaths Theatre in Greece Greek dramatists and playwrights Greek people of Austrian descent Military personnel from Trieste Hellenic Coast Guard admirals 20th-century Greek dramatists and playwrights Writers from Trieste People from Austrian Littoral Austro-Hungarian emigrants to Greece {{Greece-bio-stub