Sevastos Leontiadis ( el, Σεβαστός Λεοντιάδης) was a Greek educationist who was most known as the director of the Kastoria school between 1726 and 1728.
He was born in
Kastoria
Kastoria ( el, Καστοριά, ''Kastoriá'' ) is a city in northern Greece in the modern regions of Greece, region of Western Macedonia. It is the capital of Kastoria (regional unit), Kastoria regional unit, in the Geographic regions of Gree ...
on 1690. He was student of
Methodios Anthrakites
Methodios Anthrakites ( el, Μεθόδιος Ανθρακίτης; 1660–1736) was a Greek Orthodox cleric, author, educator, mathematician, astronomer, physicist, and philosopher.
He directed the Gioumeios and Epiphaneios Schools in Ioannina. ...
in
Siatista
Siatista ( el, Σιάτιστα) is a town and a former municipality in Kozani regional unit, Western Macedonia, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Voio, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. It ...
,
Kastoria
Kastoria ( el, Καστοριά, ''Kastoriá'' ) is a city in northern Greece in the modern regions of Greece, region of Western Macedonia. It is the capital of Kastoria (regional unit), Kastoria regional unit, in the Geographic regions of Gree ...
and
Ioannina
Ioannina ( el, Ιωάννινα ' ), often called Yannena ( ' ) within Greece, is the capital and largest city of the Ioannina regional unit and of Epirus, an administrative region in north-western Greece. According to the 2011 census, the c ...
. He spent some time in Italy for studies. He was the director of the Kastoria school (1726–1728) and later taught in Kozani (1728–1733) and finally at the
New Academy
The Academy (Ancient Greek: Ἀκαδημία) was founded by Plato in c. 387 BC in Athens. Aristotle studied there for twenty years (367–347 BC) before founding his own school, the Lyceum. The Academy persisted throughout the Hellenistic p ...
of
Moschopolis
Moscopole or Voskopoja ( sq, Voskopojë; rup, Moscopole, with several other variants; el, Μοσχόπολις, Moschopolis) is a village in Korçë County in southeastern Albania. During the 18th century, it was the cultural and commercial ...
.
[Amantou, K. ''Μακεδονικά Σημειώματα (Makedonika Semeiomata'' Supplement (in Greek), 1932] He died in 1765.
See also
*
List of Macedonians (Greek)
The following is a list of Macedonians.
Ancient
''See List of ancient Macedonians.''
Roman
''Also see Macedonia (Roman province)#Citizens''
* Sopater, (Veria 1st century BC), saint, accompanied with Paulos
* Antipater of Thessalonica (late ...
References
External links
List of Great Macedonians (15th–19th century)
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Greek educational theorists
1690 births
1765 deaths
Greek Macedonians
People of the Modern Greek Enlightenment
Macedonia under the Ottoman Empire
People from Kastoria
18th-century Greek educators