Jump to content

Draft:Pavlos Xioutas

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Pavlos Xioutas (Greek: Παύλος Ξιούτας) (Kato Paphos, 1908 - Limassol, 2 July 1991) was a Cypriot educator, poet and folklorist.[1]

Early life and education

[edit]

He graduated first from the Limassol Primary school,[2] and then attended the Limassol Gymnasium (now Laniteio Lyceum).[1] He studied philology at the University of Athens.[3]

Career

[edit]

He was a schoolteacher in Cypriot middle schools.[3]

Personal life

[edit]

He has a daughter Nelly Papasavva, who has inherited the archive of her father.[4]

Legacy

[edit]

In 1983 the Academy of Athens presented him with an award for his book titled Cypriot Folklore of Animals (Κυπριακή Λαογραφία των Ζώων). A bust of Xioutas was unveiled in 28 June 1994 at the Pavlos Xioutas park in Engomi.[5] In 2015 he was commemorated by a stamp from the Cyprus post.[6]

Publications

[edit]
  • Ξιούτας, Π. (2004). Ποιήματα. επιμ. Παντελής Βουτουρής. Λευκωσία: Πολιτιστικό Ίδρυμα Τραπέζης Κύπρου.

See also

[edit]
[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b Polignosi. "Ξιούτας Παύλος". www.polignosi.com. Retrieved 2024-07-23.
  2. ^ "Παύλος Ξιούτας: Mια εκ βαθέων εξομολόγηση". Ο Φιλελεύθερος. 2021-06-27.
  3. ^ a b "Παύλος Ξιούτας". Βιβλιοπωλείο ΜΙΕΤ (in Greek). Retrieved 2024-07-23.
  4. ^ "Ποιήματα". Βιβλιοπωλείο ΜΙΕΤ (in Greek). Retrieved 2024-07-23.
  5. ^ admin. "Pavlos Xioutas (Παύλος Ξιούτας) | Public art of Cyprus". Retrieved 2024-07-23.
  6. ^ "Definitive Stamps Issue: Intellectual Personalities of Cyprus". Cyprus Post.