Takis Lappas

Takis Lappas (1904-1995). Takis Lappas was born in Livadeia. He graduated from the Law School of the University of Athens and turned early on to literature and historical study. He worked as a civil servant. He made his literary debut in 1931 with travel writings published in the magazine "Ekdromika" and the newspaper "Vradyni." He published historical studies and biographies, prose, travel writings, and theatrical works, and his work published in magazines and the daily press is also substantial. He was honored with the Academy of Athens Award (1946, for his book "Thanasis Diakos"), the Kostas and Eleni Ouranis Foundation Award (1981, for his body of historical biographies), the first prize from the Association of Greek Writers (1944 for his work "The Roumeliotes in the Revolution"), the Women's Literary Society Award (1967 for the novel "Glorious Exodus"), among other distinctions. For more biographical details on Takis Lappas, see Dimitris Stamelos, "Lappas Takis," Great Encyclopedia of Modern Greek Literature 9. Athens, Haris Patsis, n.d., and n.s., "Lappas Takis," World Biographical Dictionary 5. Athens, Ekdotiki Athinon, 1986. (Source: Archive of Greek Authors, E.KE.VI.).