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Maria Polydouri

Maria Polydouri, Greek poet (died 1930)

Born
April 1, 1902
Died
April 29, 1930
Zodiac sign
Aries
Birth year
1902

About Maria Polydouri

Maria Polydouri was a Greek poet who belonged to the school of Neo-romanticism. She had published some juvenilia poems while he had published two poetry collections – The pain of Men and things (1919) and Nepenthe (1921) – and had already won the respect of some critics and fellow-craftsmen. In the summer of 1922, Karyotakis discovered that he suffered from syphilis, a disease that was incurable and bore social stigma.

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Maria Polydouri timeline

  1. She had published some juvenilia poems while he had published two poetry collections – The pain of Men and things (1919) and Nepenthe (1921) – and had already won the respect of some critics and fellow-craftsmen.
  2. In the summer of 1922, Karyotakis discovered that he suffered from syphilis, a disease that was incurable and bore social stigma.

The world when Maria Polydouri was born

Maria Polydouri was born in 1902. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1902

  • Best-selling bookThe Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst Rose Bowl game played in Pasadena, California
  • Top headlineEnd of Philippine-American War
  • Technology milestoneAir conditioning invented by Willis Carrier
  • Notable inventionAir conditioning
  • World population~1.62B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderTheodore Roosevelt
  • U.S. population79.0M

1902 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Maria Polydouri's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19022026
Population79.0M341 million

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