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HERMES HO LOGIOS, TITLE PAGE. Ἑρμῆς ὁ Λόγιος / Hermēs ho logios Viennē tēs Aoustrias, ek tēs typographias tou Iō Varthol. Tzvekiou. 11 v. 22 cm Semimonthly 1811-[maïou 1] 1821. The first journal published in Modern Greek and important for the Greek Enlightenment. It was printed in Vienna from 1811 to 1821 and was intended as a channel of communication among Greek intellectuals of the Ottoman Empire and the diaspora communities in Western Europe. It was closed down by Austrian authorities in the beginning of the War of Independence. The journal was said to have played a role in its inception. Hermes o Logios was published on January 1, 1811, under the full title Ἑρμῆς ὁ Λόγιος, ἥ Φιλολογικαί Ἀγγελίαι with the support of the Philological Society in Bucharest. Editors: 1811-1814, Anthimos Gazēs.--1816-1819, Theoklētos Pharmakidēs (with Kōnstantinos Kokkinakēs)--1819-1821, Kōnstantinos Kokkinakēs.

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