Kypros Chrysanthis


Kypros Chrysanthis was a Cypriot writer, doctor, educator, publisher, researcher and journalist, his contributions are considered especially important for Cypriot literary studies.

Education and career

He was born in 1915 in Nicosia. In 1933 he graduated from the Pancyprian Gymnasium and studied medicine at the National and [Kapodistrian University of Athens|University of Athens] graduating in 1939, becoming a doctor of medicine in the same university in 1948. Between 1951 and 1952 he specialized in paediatrics at the UCL [Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health|Institute of Child Health]. He worked in Nicosia as a doctor starting in 1940. He also served as a school doctor from 1943 to 1985 and as a professor of hygiene at the Pancyprian Gymnasium and at the Cyprus Pedagogical Academy.
He founded various medical and literary journals, including the medical journal Health, he was editor of the medical journal Medical Cyprus. Additionally Chrysanthis, was one of the founding members and vice president of Cypriot Paediatric Society, vice president of the Society of Mental Health, and a member of the Council of Pharmacy and Poisons.

Cypriot literary studies

Chrysanthis was the president of the Society of Cypriot Studies between 1986 and 1998. In 1969 he won the Poetry Award II for his book Lyric word. He was the editor of the influential literary magazine Pneumatiki Kipros and Philologiki Kipros, the magazine has been digitised and made available online by the Open University of Cyprus. Additionally, Chrysanthis was a member of the publishing team of Laografiki Kipros, a journal on Cypriot folklore.

Legacy

A bust of Chrysanthis was unveiled in 2018 by the President of Cyprus, Nicos Anastasiades, at the entrance of Pancyprian Gymnasium.

Personal life

Chrysanthis was married to Loulla and has two children, Anthos and Panos.

Publications

  • Chrysanthis, K.. . Folklore, 56, 259–266.
  • Chrysanthis, K.. . Folklore, 57, 79–83.
  • Chrysanthis, K.. The Lancet, 249, 270–271.
  • Χρυσάνθης, Κ.. Η κατά μήκος και βάρος σωματική αύξησις των Κυπρίων μαθητών. Λευκωσία: Τυπ. "Η Λευκωσία".
  • Χρυσάνθης, Κ.. . Κυπριακαί Σπουδαί, τόμ. Ι∆ ́, 207–209.
  • Χρυσάνθης, Κ.. Η σημασία και οι δικαιοδοσίες της δημώδους ιατρικής . Cyprus Medical Journal, 3, 393–414. PMID 14783947.
  • Chrysanthis, K.. . The British Medical Journal, 1, 440–440.
  • Χρυσάνθης, Κ.. '. Λευκωσία.
  • Χρυσάνθης, Κ.. , Κυπριακαί Σπουδαί, Τομ. ΚΕ'.
  • Χρυσάνθης, Κ.. '. Λευκωσία: Πνευματική Κύπρος.
  • Χρυσάνθης, Κ.. . Λευκωσία: Πνευματική Κύπρος.
  • Χρυσάνθης, Κ.. . Λαογραφική Κύπρος, τόμ. Ε', τευχ. 13'.
  • Χρυσάνθης, Κ.. . Λευκωσία: Ιατρικός Συλλόγος "Ιπποκράτης".
  • Χρυσάνθης, Κ.. . Λευκωσία: Πνευματική Κύπρος.
  • Chrysanthis K.. Le sonnet chez les poètes chypriotes. Cahiers du Centre d'Études Chypriotes. 17, 39–44.

Publications about Chrysanthis

  • Ποσάντζη, Β. Ε.. . Επιστημονική Επετηρίς της Φιλοσοφικής Σχολής του Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών, Τόμος 35, 253–265.