Quote of the day
Strange as it may seem, no amount of learning can cure stupidity, and formal education positively fortifies it.
Giorgos Seferis
Born: March 13, 1900
Died: September 20, 1971 (aged 71)
Bio: Giorgos or George Seferis, the pen name of Georgios Seferiades, was a Greek poet-diplomat. He was one of the most important Greek poets of the 20th century, and a Nobel laureate.
Known for:
- Collected poems, 1924-1955 (1967)
- Six Nights on the Acropolis
- A Levant Journal
- A Poet's Journal
- On the Greek style (1966)