Ο Γιάννης Αποστολάκης στη Φιλοσοφική Σχολή Θεσσαλονίκης: Ένας φωτισμένος δημοτικιστής που βλέπει σωστά αλλά κρίνει άδικα

Abstract

This paper aims to clarify unknown aspects of the academic life and action of the first professor of Modern Greek literature at the Greek University, Giannis Apostolakis. Through this paper, Apostolakis is examined as a teacher and as a participant in the Meetings of the Faculty of Philosophy of the University of Thessaloniki during the interwar period. Furthermore, for a clearer understanding of his profile and to highlight his significant role and contribution in the first few years of the University of Thessaloniki’s functioning, are presented the most basic elements of his evaluations, focusing on the developments or elections of his colleagues documented in the official proceedings of the Faculty Meetings. This work uses mostly archival material –unpublished to this day– from the Archive of the Faculty of Philosophy of the University of Thessaloniki.