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Spyridon Samaras

1861 - 1917

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Spyridon-Filiskos Samaras (also Spyros, Spiro Samára; Greek: Σπυρίδων Σαμάρας) (29 November [O.S. 17 November] 1861 – 7 April [O.S. 25 March] 1917) was a Greek composer particularly admired for his operas who was part of the generation of composers that heralded the works of Giacomo Puccini. His compositions were praised worldwide during his lifetime and he is arguably the most important composer of the Ionian School. He also composed the Olympic Hymn, for which lyrics were written by National Poet Kostis Palamas. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Spyridon Samaras has received more than 73,477 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. Spyridon Samaras is the 610th most popular composer (down from 603rd in 2019), the 441st most popular biography from Greece (down from 433rd in 2019) and the 5th most popular Greek Composer.

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Spyridon Samaras ranks 610 out of 1,451. Before him are Tikhon Khrennikov, Korla Awgust Kocor, Francesco Feo, Agustín Lara, Johann Gottlieb Goldberg, and Jehan Alain. After him are Joseph Hellmesberger Jr., Helmut Lachenmann, Kurmangazy Sagyrbaev, Ildebrando Pizzetti, Kurt Atterberg, and Robert Fuchs.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1861, Spyridon Samaras ranks 62. Before him are Konstantin Korovin, Alexey Kaledin, James Mark Baldwin, Charlie Soong, Louis Anquetin, and Edith Roosevelt. After him are Constantin Prezan, Kurt Hensel, William Renshaw, Katō Tomosaburō, Nikolay Zelinsky, and Ivana Kobilca. Among people deceased in 1917, Spyridon Samaras ranks 48. Before him are Georges Guynemer, Ivan Goremykin, Bérenger Saunière, Duke Philipp of Württemberg, Eric Campbell, and Carolus-Duran. After him are Édouard Drumont, Eugène Grasset, George Dewey, Liu Yongfu, Maksim Bahdanovič, and Eduardo di Capua.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Spyridon Samaras ranks 441 out of 1,024. Before him are Alexandros Koryzis (1885), Alexandros Zaimis (1855), Glaucon (-445), Meletius IV of Constantinople (1871), Agapenor (null), and Patrona Halil (1690). After him are Agoracritus (-500), Pavlos Kountouriotis (1855), Eucleidas (-201), Phylarchus (-255), Dimitar Blagoev (1856), and Glaucias of Taulantii (-335).

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Among COMPOSERS In Greece

Among composers born in Greece, Spyridon Samaras ranks 5. Before him are Vangelis (1943), Mikis Theodorakis (1925), Manos Hatzidakis (1925), and Eleni Karaindrou (1941). After him are Nikos Skalkottas (1904), Nikolaos Mantzaros (1795), Thanos Mikroutsikos (1947), and Andreas Makris (1930).

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