Pythagoras Papastamatiou


Pythagoras Papastamatiou, mainly known by the mononym Pythagoras, was a Greek lyricist and playwright.

Biography

He was born in 1930 in Agrinio where he lived until he became 18 years old. His family was descended from Samos. His parents met each other in Smyrna, shortly before the Asia Minor Catastrophe. The Asia Minor Catastrophe influenced his work later in his life.
In 1940, Pythagoras started attending high school at Agrinio All-male High school. During the German occupation of Greece, he was hiding in Valtos. In 1944, he joined ELAS. He graduated from high school after the end of the war.
In 1945, he moved to Athens. He attended the Drama School of the Athens Conservatory, where he was a student of Dimitris Rontiris. He later worked for sometime in theatre, and later, in 1958, he became a playwright. In 1973, he became an irregular member of the Greek Playwrights Club. In 1974, he became an associate member and, in 1975, a regular member of that club.
He had been using the mononym "Pythagoras" since his high school years.
He died of a heart attack on November 12, 1979.

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