Konstantinos Dimidis was born in the late 18th century in Grevena. At a young age, He moved to Ayvali searching for employment. There he learned gunsmithing. In 1818 he moved to Paris together with Konstantinos Tompras and they apprenticed typography to Firmin Didot. A year later, returning to Ayvali, together with Tompras they opened a print shop in 1819.[1][2]
In Psaraedit
At the start of the Greek Revolution, in June 1821, Ayvali was attacked by the Ottomans. Persecuted, he went to Psara, where he became actively involved in the Revolution. There he founded the first improvised print shop of the revolutionary Greeks. In 1824 Konstantinos Dimidis was printing proclamations and naval diplomas. He even aspired to publish a newspaper, and, for this reason, the BritishphilhelleneLeicester Stanhope sent to Psara a lithography equipment. The Destruction of Psara in June 1824 foiled his plans.[1][2][3]
In Hydra and Nafplioedit
During the period 1827 – 1828 he worked in the print shop of the Italian Giuseppe Chiappe in Hydra, where the newspaper The Friend of the Law was published.
Later, Konstantinos Dimidis went to Nafplio. On his own initiative, collaborating again with Konstantinos Tompras, he founded the first private print shop there. In 1828 he printed two books with the titles "Arithmetic", by Dionysios Pyrrhos, and "Summary of the Gospel", by Neofytos Nikitopoulos. He then cooperated with Emmanouil Antoniadis, with whom he printed the newspapers "Eos" (1830 – 1831) and "Athens" (1832 – 1833). With Antoniadis, Dimidis manufactured and cast type on site.[1][2][3]
In Ermoupoli and Athensedit
After the departure of Emmanouil Antoniadis to Athens, Konstantinos Dimids decided to move to Syros. In Ermoupoli, he cooperated with Georgios Melistagis and in 1833 they published a newsletter. Until 1836 they had published 10 titles.
In 1836 Konstantinos Dimidis left Syros. In 1843 he took over the newly founded Department of Type Creation of the Royal Type Shop, where he worked until his death, in 1869.[2]
His contributionedit
His contribution to the evolution of Greek typography and the formation of Greek types was immense, as he was the only Greek in the years of the Revolution, but even up to the 1850, who could produce high quality types.[2]
Referencesedit
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^ abΣκλαβενίτης, Τριαντάφυλλος (2000), Η Τυπογραφία στο Νέο Ελληνικό Κράτος (1828-1884), Voulē tōn Hellēnōn, p. 199, ISBN978-960-560-029-7, retrieved 2020-08-21
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konstantinos, dimidis, greek, Κωνσταντίνος, Δημίδης, 18th, century, 1869, fighter, greek, revolution, 1821, printer, gunsmith, from, grevena, contents, biography, early, life, psara, hydra, nafplio, ermoupoli, athens, contribution, referencesbiography, editear. Konstantinos Dimidis Greek Kwnstantinos Dhmidhs 18th century 1869 was a fighter of the Greek Revolution of 1821 printer and gunsmith from Grevena Contents 1 Biography 1 1 Early life 1 2 In Psara 1 3 In Hydra and Nafplio 1 4 In Ermoupoli and Athens 2 His contribution 3 ReferencesBiography editEarly life edit Konstantinos Dimidis was born in the late 18th century in Grevena At a young age He moved to Ayvali searching for employment There he learned gunsmithing In 1818 he moved to Paris together with Konstantinos Tompras and they apprenticed typography to Firmin Didot A year later returning to Ayvali together with Tompras they opened a print shop in 1819 1 2 In Psara edit At the start of the Greek Revolution in June 1821 Ayvali was attacked by the Ottomans Persecuted he went to Psara where he became actively involved in the Revolution There he founded the first improvised print shop of the revolutionary Greeks In 1824 Konstantinos Dimidis was printing proclamations and naval diplomas He even aspired to publish a newspaper and for this reason the British philhellene Leicester Stanhope sent to Psara a lithography equipment The Destruction of Psara in June 1824 foiled his plans 1 2 3 In Hydra and Nafplio edit During the period 1827 1828 he worked in the print shop of the Italian Giuseppe Chiappe in Hydra where the newspaper The Friend of the Law was published Later Konstantinos Dimidis went to Nafplio On his own initiative collaborating again with Konstantinos Tompras he founded the first private print shop there In 1828 he printed two books with the titles Arithmetic by Dionysios Pyrrhos and Summary of the Gospel by Neofytos Nikitopoulos He then cooperated with Emmanouil Antoniadis with whom he printed the newspapers Eos 1830 1831 and Athens 1832 1833 With Antoniadis Dimidis manufactured and cast type on site 1 2 3 In Ermoupoli and Athens edit After the departure of Emmanouil Antoniadis to Athens Konstantinos Dimids decided to move to Syros In Ermoupoli he cooperated with Georgios Melistagis and in 1833 they published a newsletter Until 1836 they had published 10 titles In 1836 Konstantinos Dimidis left Syros In 1843 he took over the newly founded Department of Type Creation of the Royal Type Shop where he worked until his death in 1869 2 His contribution editHis contribution to the evolution of Greek typography and the formation of Greek types was immense as he was the only Greek in the years of the Revolution but even up to the 1850 who could produce high quality types 2 References edit a b c Etaireia Meleths Ergoy Iwannh Kapodistria H Typografia sthn ellada kata ta eth 1821 1831 Archived from the original on 2017 03 01 Retrieved 2016 12 21 a b c d e Klimis Mastoriadis Engraving and casting of greek types in the 19th and 20th century PDF Archived from the original PDF on 2016 03 14 Retrieved 2016 12 21 a b Sklabeniths Triantafyllos 2000 H Typografia sto Neo Ellhniko Kratos 1828 1884 Voule tōn Hellenōn p 199 ISBN 978 960 560 029 7 retrieved 2020 08 21 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Konstantinos Dimidis amp oldid 1185454635, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
