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Georgios Lassanis (Greek:Γεώργιος Λασσάνης; 1793–1870) was a scholar andpolitician fromKozani,Greece.
Georgios Lassanis | |
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| Γεώργιος Λασσάνης | |
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| Minister of Finance | |
| In office 14 February 1836 – 21 March 1837 | |
| Monarch | Otto |
| Prime Minister | Josef Ludwig von Armansperg Ignaz von Rudhart |
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| Born | 1793 Kozani,Pashalik of Yanina,Ottoman Empire (nowGreece) |
| Died | 1870 Athens,Kingdom of Greece |
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| Allegiance |  First Hellenic Republic |
| Branch/service |  Hellenic Army |
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He studiedliterature andphilosophy inLeipzig, then, in 1818, moved toOdessa, where he taught at the Greek community's business school.
InRussia he became a member ofFiliki Eteria, a secret Greek organisation.
In 1820, he abandoned teaching andOdessa, and became theadjutant ofAlexander Ypsilantis. Lassanis and Ypsilantis were arrested by Austrian authorities and they were kept in close confinement for seven years inTerezín.
In 1827, they were released at the insistence of emperorNicholas I of Russia. After the death of Ypsilantis, Lassanis returned toGreece. In Greece he took part in theGreek revolution withDimitrios Ypsilantis. After the establishment of the first Greek state he became general inspector of the army of eastern Greece, and in 1837 he becamefinance minister.
He died in 1870 at the age of 77.
Georgios Lassanis' mansion is preserved in a square ofKozani, which bears his name (Plateia Lassani), and it is used as theMunicipal Map Library. In his honor, the municipality of Kozani holds aLassaneia festival every August, with theatre, concerts, athletic events, etc.
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