Benjamin of Lesbos

Benjamin of Lesbos
Born1759 (1759)
Plomari, Lesbos, Ottoman Empire (now in Greece)
Died1824 (aged 64–65)
Nafplio
Occupationsmonk, scholar, politician

Benjamin of Lesbos (Greek: Βενιαμίν Λέσβιος; alternatively transliterated as Veniamin of Lesvos or Lesvios; 1759–1824) was a Greek monk, scholar, and politician who was a significant figure in the Modern Greek Enlightenment.

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