Spyros Moustakas
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Spyros Moustakas was a writer of folklore books on Lemnos
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on the island of Lemnos in 1914. He was the only child of his parents, Panagiotis and Fanio. He attended the village's public school and Lemnos High School. He was later enrolled at the Zarifeio Children's Academy in Alexandroupoli
and during that time, he was the head journalist of the Greek children's writer Evangelos Papanoutsos.
He worked as a teacher for four years in Samothrace
and for five years in Lemnos. He also worked in Alexandroupoli
at the Public School Inspection Office.
His most prolific publications were his textbooks, titled Lemnos Folklore Thesauros. He was able to publish four editions, which currently reside in the Karatzadeio Library in Myrina
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Lemnos
Lemnos is an island of Greece in the northern part of the Aegean Sea. Administratively the island forms a separate municipality within the Lemnos peripheral unit, which is part of the North Aegean Periphery. The principal town of the island and seat of the municipality is Myrina...
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Biography
Moustakas was born in LivadochoriLivadochori, Lemnos
Livadochori is a village in the Greek island of Lesbos, part of the municipal unit Nea Koutali. Its 2001 population was 474.-Nearest places:*Karpasi, northeast*Kallithea, southeast...
on the island of Lemnos in 1914. He was the only child of his parents, Panagiotis and Fanio. He attended the village's public school and Lemnos High School. He was later enrolled at the Zarifeio Children's Academy in Alexandroupoli
Alexandroupoli
Alexandroupoli , is a city of Greece and the capital of the Evros peripheral unit in Thrace. Named after King Alexander, it is an important port and commercial center of northeastern Greece.-Name:...
and during that time, he was the head journalist of the Greek children's writer Evangelos Papanoutsos.
He worked as a teacher for four years in Samothrace
Samothrace
Samothrace is a Greek island in the northern Aegean Sea. It is a self-governing municipality within the Evros peripheral unit of Thrace. The island is long and is in size and has a population of 2,723 . Its main industries are fishing and tourism. Resources on the island includes granite and...
and for five years in Lemnos. He also worked in Alexandroupoli
Alexandroupoli
Alexandroupoli , is a city of Greece and the capital of the Evros peripheral unit in Thrace. Named after King Alexander, it is an important port and commercial center of northeastern Greece.-Name:...
at the Public School Inspection Office.
His most prolific publications were his textbooks, titled Lemnos Folklore Thesauros. He was able to publish four editions, which currently reside in the Karatzadeio Library in Myrina
Myrina
Myrina may refer to:*Myrina, Greece, capital of the Greek island of Lemnos*Myrina , ancient city on the coast of Mysia *Myrina , name of several female characters in Greek mythology...
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