Georgios Hatzis
Born	1881 (1881) Ioannina,Epirus, thenJanina Vilayet,Ottoman Empire
Died	1930 (aged 48–49) Athens, Greece
Occupations	Journalist, author

Georgios Hatzis (Greek:Γεώργιος Χατζής; 1881–1930), also known under the pen namePelleren, was aGreek author and journalist.

Hatzis was born inIoannina, in northwestern Greece, when the city was still part of theJanina Vilayet of theOttoman Empire. He graduated from theZosimaia School of Ioannina and then went to theUniversity of Athens, where he studied medicine. However, he could not finish his studies due to financial difficulties.^[1] Hatzis then went back to Ioannina and became a teacher inVourbiani,Konitsa.^[2] In 1909 Hatzis was appointed editor of the newspaperEpirus (Ήπειρος), by theHellenic Political Association of Ioannina.^[3] In the columns ofEpirus he supported the rights of the Greek population of the region against the mismanagement and the defective administration of the Ottoman authorities of that time.^[4] Because of this activity he was sentenced to death by the Ottomans, but meanwhile, theBalkan Wars and the retreat of the Ottoman troops, saved his live.^[2] During 1914-1915 he participated in the events that occurred inNorthern Epirus by the local Greeks against annexation to newly establishedAlbania and supported the activities of theprovisional government.^[2]

After theBalkan Wars and the subsequent incorporation of his home land to Greece, Hatzis supported the initiative for an organized literary club in Ioannina with its own library, in order to promote literature and arts in the city.^[5] Finally in 1924 theEducational Club (Εκπαιδευτικός Όμιλος) of Ioannina was founded and Hatzis together with other prominent figures of Epirus, such asChristos Christovasilis, became members of the administrative committee.^[6] He continued to his work in newspaperEpirus until his death in 1930.^[7]

His statue is erected at theΆλσος Ποιητών (poet's grove) in Ioannina.^[8] Hatzis had two sons, one of them,Dimitrios Hatzis, became also an author.^[3]

• Sakellariou, M. V. (1997).Epirus, 4000 years of Greek history and civilization. Ekdotike Athenon. p. 480.ISBN 978-960-213-371-2.

• Ρίμες, Georgios Hatzis,http://anemi.lib.uoc.gr

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