John Miller Burnam Classics Library

Title: Εφημερίς των Φιλομαθών, Φιλολογική, Εκκλησιαστική και Δημοσίας Εκπαιδεύσεως (Ephēmeris tōn philomathōn, philologikē ekklēsiastikē kai tēs dēmosias ekpaideuseōs).

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Years: 1878-1881.

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Volumes: 1 (1877-1878, 1878-1879, 1879-1880); second series 25-28.

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Frequency: Semi-monthly, 1877-81, weekly (irregular) 1852-70, semi-monthly (irregular) 1871-72, monthly (irregular) 1873-76, bi-weekly.

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Editors: K. S. Kontos, Dēmētrios Pantazēs, N. Petres. I. Dragatses, M. Demtsas, and others. 

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Publisher: Athens: Typographeion Petrou Perrē (1878), Typographeion "Ho Palamēdēs" (1879) [etc.].

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Publication History: Etos 1-28, 19 October 1852-15, March 1881.

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Subject: Philological, Ecclesiastical, Archaeology, History, Pedagogy, Public Education.

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Notes: Organ of the Hypourgeion tōn ekklēsiastikōn kai tēs dēmosias ekpaideuseōs tēs Hellados, the numbers in 1-24 (Oct. 19, 1852-Mar. 20, 1877) numbered consecutively 1-858; 25-28 (Apr. 1, 1877-Mar. 15, 1881) also numbered: Periodos 2, t. 1-4.

Ephēmeris tōn philomathōn was a weekly, but after the 2nd series bi-weekly, newspaper in Athens. The first series lasted from 1852-1876 and the second series 1877-1880. It started in 1852 by D. Pantαzes (a scholar, writer, educator, translator, publisher and high official of the state) and until 1855 had the title Ephēmeris tōn mathētōn. After that and until 1876, the title was Ephēmeris tōn philomathōn and after 1877, the name changed to Ephēmeris tōn philomathōn, Philologikē, ekklēsiastikē kai tēs dēmosias ekpaideuseōs (2nd series) until 1880. This last series’ editors were a group of men along with D. Pantazes. Amongst them were K. Kontos (a Linguistics and Philology Professor at the Department of Philosophy, University of Athens), I. Dragatses (Doctor of Philosophy, Head of the Ephorate of Antiquities), M. G. Demtsas (historian and geographer of Ancient Macedonia) and many directors and professors of the few Greek high schools at the time.

The newspaper included educational articles, royal decrees about education, announcements for educators, philological, archaeological, ecclesiastical, historical articles, but also obituaries, announcements of new publications.

The content was mostly philological, e.g., a new edition of a play by Euripides, a critical commentary on a newly discovered funerary inscription from western Greece, an op-ed by the Minister of Education regarding the duties of elementary education inspectors/reviewers, two articles on ecclesiastical matters, and the draft of the bill regulating penalties for the illegal export of antiquities.