Antonis Samarakis

Greek writer (1919–2003)

Person Human Q2672351

Facts

18 properties

Instance of: human
Sex or gender: male^[15]
Date of birth: August 14, 1919, August 16, 1919^[10]
Date of death: August 8, 2003
Place of birth: Athens
Place of death: Pylos
Country of citizenship: Greece^[11]
Occupation: writer, poet, novelist, short story writer, prose writer
Educated at: National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Varvakeion High School^[12]^[13]
Award received: Grand Prix de Littérature Policière^[14]
Genre: crime literature^[16]
Cause of death: myocardial infarction^[17]
Languages spoken, written or signed: Modern Greek^[24]
Depicted by: Bust of Antonis Samarakis, Athens, Bust of Antonis Samarakis, Morfovouni, Bust of Antonis Samarakis, Agia Varvara^[21]^[22]^[23]
Given name: Antonis^[18]
Manner of death: natural causes^[20]
Name in native language: Αντώνης Σαμαράκης^[25]
Pseudonym: Ιωσήφ Κυπριανός^[19]

🏷️ Also known as

en Antonis Samarakes en Antonis Samarakis ar أنتونيس ساماراكيس cs Ioseph Kyprianos cs Αntonis Samarakis cs Antonis Samarakis cs Antones Samarakes el Σαμαράκης el Αντώνης Σαμαράκης fa انتونیس ساماراکیس fa آنتونیس ساماراکیس ru Антонис Самаракис ru Самаракис, Антонис sv Antōnēs Samarakēs

🔖 Identifiers · 78

ISNI: 0000000121356653
VIAF cluster ID: 61578587
Library of Congress Authorities ID: n50057427
GND ID: 118899376, 1068341599
AbART person ID: 141948
Academy of Athens authority ID: 37677
AlloCiné person ID: 42866
Article ID in the Lithuanian Universal Encyclopedia Online: andonis-samarakis
Awards & Winners artist ID: 0vsy69m
BAnQ authority ID: 0000100578
BIBSYS ID: 97021630
Babelio author ID: 235356

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BiblioNet author ID: 1624
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID: 121195440
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID: samarakis-antonis
CBDB.cz author ID: 41591
CONOR.BG ID: 54098021
CONOR.SR ID: 27191655
Canadiana Authorities ID (former scheme): 0051G5225
Canadiana Name Authority ID: ncf10165638
Central Library of Volos authority ID: 65
Cyprus University of Technology ID: 82795
DDB person (GND) ID: 118899376
Dansk Forfatterleksikon ID: u13151
Databazeknih.cz author ID: 28527
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID: 118899376
Discogs artist ID: 2205904
Enciclopedia Galega Universal ID: 182222
FAST ID: 18280
Filmportal ID: 9f25d5d200d9487087a31a70c2bfea2d
Freebase ID: /m/0vsy69m
Goodreads author ID: 61128
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID: andonis-samarakis
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme): 0058417
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID: Andonis_Samarakis
HAND ID: 6F79-9FC4-A3D0-23A8-CABB
Hrvatska enciklopedija ID: 54278
IMDb ID: nm0759675
IdRef ID: 029604958
J9U entity ID: 987007302589505171
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID: 118899376
Kinobox person ID: 982258
Kinopoisk person ID: 538877
Koha Kütüphane ID: 120648
Kritisches Lexikon zur fremdsprachigen Gegenwartsliteratur ID: 18000000567
Lex ID: Antonis_Samarakis
Libraries Australia ID: 36092271
Libris-URI: b8nqr6rv1grnp1g
MMB ID: 22721
Municipal Library of Trikala ID: 77383
Munzinger person ID: 00000015938
NDL Authority ID: 00474359
NE.se ID: antonis-samarakis
NL CR AUT ID: kup19980000086311
NLA Trove people ID: 1210925
NLAI ID: 68072
NUKAT ID: n2005112581
National Library of Brazil ID: 000286549
National Library of Greece ID: 28731
National Library of Israel ID (old): 000213191
National Library of Korea ID: KAC201828106
National Library of Poland MMS ID: 9810676987405606
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID: XX1106835
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID: 067525636
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID: 3971613
Open Library ID: OL5958476A
Oroklini Library ID: 468
Prabook ID: 1037266
RERO ID (legacy): A013497149
SELIBR ID: 198836
SHARE Catalogue author ID: 684007
SVKKL authority ID: 0211542-Samarakis-Antonis-19192003
SearchCulture.gr ID: persons/462391208
TMDB person ID: 1333970
Vegetti Catalog of Fantastic Literature NILF ID: 18977
WorldCat Entities ID: E39PBJwhtB4VprFGddyRvvWVYP
Yale LUX ID: person/cd00195e-a4d8-4a10-8d6d-e2cbcb70b10e
ČSFD person ID: 75673

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Occupation 4

writer, poet, novelist, short story writer

Country of citizenship 2

Greece, Greece

Educated at 2

National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Varvakeion High School

Award received 1

Grand Prix de Littérature Policière

Cause of death 1

myocardial infarction

Genre 1

crime literature

Instance of 1

human

Languages spoken, written or signed 1

Modern Greek

Manner of death 1

natural causes

Place of birth 1

Athens

Place of death 1

Pylos

Sex or gender 1

male

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Summary

Antonis Samarakis was born on August 14, 1919^[1], in Athens^[2]. He died on August 8, 2003^[3], in Pylos^[4]. He worked as a writer^[5], poet^[6], novelist^[7], short story writer^[8], and prose writer^[9].

FAQs

Where was Antonis Samarakis born?

Antonis Samarakis's place of birth was Athens^[2].

Where did Antonis Samarakis die?

Antonis Samarakis died in Pylos^[4].

What did Antonis Samarakis do for work?

Antonis Samarakis worked as a writer^[5], poet^[6], novelist^[7], short story writer^[8], and prose writer^[9].

Where did Antonis Samarakis go to school?

Antonis Samarakis was educated at National and Kapodistrian University of Athens^[12] and Varvakeio^[13].

What awards did Antonis Samarakis receive?

Honors received include Grand Prix de Littérature Policière^[14].

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ Antonis Samarakis — place of birth (P19): Athens. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2014-12-22. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Antonis Samarakis — place of death (P20): Pylos. Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2026-10-16. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Antonis Samarakis — sex or gender (P21): male. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Antonis Samarakis — country of citizenship (P27): Greece. LIBRIS. Retrieved 2018-08-24. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Antonis Samarakis — educated at (P69): National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Antonis Samarakis — educated at (P69): Varvakeio. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Antonis Samarakis — occupation (P106): writer. The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved 2021-04-01. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Antonis Samarakis — occupation (P106): poet. Retrieved 2019-06-20. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Antonis Samarakis — occupation (P106): novelist. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Antonis Samarakis — occupation (P106): short story writer. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Antonis Samarakis — occupation (P106): prose writer. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Antonis Samarakis — genre (P136): crime literature. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Antonis Samarakis — award received (P166): Grand Prix de Littérature Policière. babelio.com. babelio.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Antonis Samarakis — cause of death (P509): myocardial infarction. wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ Antonis Samarakis — date of birth (P569): August 14, 1919. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Antonis Samarakis — date of birth (P569): August 16, 1919. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2015-10-16. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Antonis Samarakis — date of death (P570): August 8, 2003. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2015-10-16. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Antonis Samarakis — given name (P735): Antonis. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Antonis Samarakis — pseudonym (P742): Ιωσήφ Κυπριανός. peri-grafis.net. peri-grafis.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Antonis Samarakis — manner of death (P1196): natural causes. wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ Antonis Samarakis — depicted by (P1299): Bust of Antonis Samarakis, Athens. wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ Antonis Samarakis — depicted by (P1299): Bust of Antonis Samarakis, Morfovouni. wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ Antonis Samarakis — depicted by (P1299): Bust of Antonis Samarakis, Agia Varvara. wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ Antonis Samarakis — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): Modern Greek. wikidata.org.
[25] ↑ Antonis Samarakis — name in native language (P1559): Αντώνης Σαμαράκης. wikidata.org.

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