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Sevastos Kyminitis
1630-01-01 – 1702-09-06
Life & Legacy
Sevastos Kiminitis or Sebastos Kyminites (Pontic: Σεβαστός Κυμινήτης) (1630-1703) was a Pontic Greek scholar who was born in a village close to Τrebizond, Pontus. He was principal of the Patriarchal Academy in Constantinople in the years 1671–1682. He left Constantinople in 1682 and moved to Τrebizond where he founded a Greek language school, known as Phrontisterion of Trapezous. Around 1689 he moved to Bucharest to become principal of the Princely Academy of Bucharest. He died there in 1703.
Occupation & Career
theologian, teacher, translator
Legacy Highlights
Employer
Phanar Greek Orthodox College · Phrontisterion of Trapezous · Princely Academy of Bucharest
Sources & Provenance
- Wikidata population candidate Q7457118 — wikidata View source
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