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Arvanitakis -Zante/Zakynthos
« on: Thursday 10 August 17 18:34 BST (UK) »
Hello all,

I am trying to find information about Dr. Demetrios Arvanitakis (fl.1817-40) who was prominent during the British Protectorate days of the Ionian Islands. His name is frequently rendered in the Italian form: Demetrio Arvanitachi.

His daughter, Helena married the Greek poet Dionysios Solomos (1798-1857) and there is a google books article about the latter which mentions Arvanitakis but my Greek is not good enough to read it.

Especially I am looking for any connections to Kefalonia where I believe at least one of his sons moved to.

Thank you,

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Re: Arvanitakis -Zante/Zakynthos
« Reply #1 on: Friday 12 January 18 23:15 GMT (UK) »
Did you already check
N. KATRAMIS, Philologika analekta Zakynthou, Zakynthos 1880? Good luck

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Re: Arvanitakis -Zante/Zakynthos
« Reply #2 on: Friday 12 January 18 23:17 GMT (UK) »
I would also check:

L. Ch. Zois, Lexikon istorikon kai laographikon Zakynthou, 1963


Hello all,

I am trying to find information about Dr. Demetrios Arvanitakis (fl.1817-40) who was prominent during the British Protectorate days of the Ionian Islands. His name is frequently rendered in the Italian form: Demetrio Arvanitachi.

His daughter, Helena married the Greek poet Dionysios Solomos (1798-1857) and there is a google books article about the latter which mentions Arvanitakis but my Greek is not good enough to read it.

Especially I am looking for any connections to Kefalonia where I believe at least one of his sons moved to.

Thank you,

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Re: Arvanitakis -Zante/Zakynthos
« Reply #3 on: Tuesday 08 January 19 19:21 GMT (UK) »
Thank you Rosalita and apologies for the long delay in getting back to you

I have now checked both these books - the book by Zois includes this information, but I am not sure if it follows father to son, or if this is just a list of prominent members of the family in each generation.

DO you have any other suggestions of early sources?