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Rigas Velestinlis, born Ρήγας in Velestino in 1757, was a male citizen of the Ottoman Empire. He worked as a diplomat, journalist, philosopher, and translator. His native language was Modern Greek, which he also used for writing. He spoke and wrote in French. Velestinlis was associated with the Modern Greek Enlightenment movement.
He resided in Velestino, Ampelakia, Kissós, and Constantinople. Rigas Velestinlis died in Belgrade on June 24, 1798. His death resulted from hanging, classified as capital punishment and homicide. He is described in sources including the Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, and the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition.
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Key facts
- Born
- 1757, Velestino , Ottoman Empire , (now Greece )
- Died
- 24 June 1798 (1798-06-24) (aged 40–41), Belgrade , Sanjak of Smederevo , Ottoman Empire , (now Serbia )
- Era
- Age of Enlightenment
- Region
- Western philosophy
- School
- Modern Greek Enlightenment
- Main interests
- Popular sovereignty , civil liberties , constitutional state , freedom of religion , civic nationalism
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Ottoman Empire
- Place of birth
- Velestino
- Place of death
- Belgrade
- Occupation
- politician
- Languages spoken
- French
- Native language
- Modern Greek
- Movement
- Modern Greek Enlightenment
- Image
- Rigas Feraios 01.jpg
- Residence
- Vienna
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- Commons category
- Rigas Velestinlis
- date of death
- 1798-06-24
- date of birth
- 1757-01-01
- birth name
- Ρήγας
- manner of death
- homicide
- cause of death
- hanging to death
- name in native language
- Ρήγας Βελεστινλής
- Commons Creator page
- Rigas Velestinlis
- writing language
- Modern Greek
Sources (2)
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Works in European collections
10 objects attributed to Rigas Velestinlis, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
Rigas Feraios (Greek: Ρήγας Φεραίος pronounced [ˈriɣas fɛˈrɛɔs], sometimes Rhegas Pheraeos; Aromanian: Riga Fereu) or Velestinlis (Βελεστινλής pronounced [vɛlɛstinˈlis], also transliterated Velestinles; 1757 – 24 June 1798), born as Antonios Rigas Velestinlis (Greek: Αντώνιος Ρήγας Βελεστινλής), was a Greek writer, political thinker and revolutionary, active in the Modern Greek Enlightenment. A victim of the Balkan uprising against the Ottoman Empire and a pioneer of the Greek War of Independence, Rigas Feraios is today remembered as a national hero in Greece.
Early life
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