Adamantios Koraes

From Thomas Jefferson Encyclopedia

Adamantios Koraes (1748-1833), or Adamantios Coray (as Thomas Jefferson called him) was a Greek intellectual and author who corresponded with Jefferson during the last few years of his life. Jefferson also owned several works and translations by Koraes.

Contents 1 Correspondence 2 Works by Koraes in Jefferson's Library 3 Footnotes 4 Further Sources

Correspondence

The following are letters to, from, or mentioning Koraes in Thomas Jefferson's correspondence:

• George Ticknor to Thomas Jefferson, 23 Apr. 1816.^[1]
• Thomas Jefferson to Nicholas Gouin Dufief, 11 Apr. 1817.^[2]
• Frères De Bure to Thomas Jefferson, [23 Oct.] 1817.^[3]
• Adamantios Koraes to Thomas Jefferson, 10 July 1823.^[4]
• Thomas Jefferson to Adamantios Koraes, 31 Oct. 1823.^[5]
• Thomas Jefferson to David Bailie Warden, 31 Oct. 1823.^[6]
• Adamantios Koraes to Thomas Jefferson, [28 December 1823].^[7]
• Thomas Jefferson to Edward Everett, 27 Mar. 1824.^[8]
• Adamantios Koraes to Thomas Jefferson, 30 Jan. 1825.^[9]

Works by Koraes in Jefferson's Library

• Aristotelis Ethica Nichomachia. Coray. Paris. 1822. Gr. 8 vo.
• Aristotelis Politica. Gr. Coray. 8 vo. Paris 1821
• Faceties d’Hieroclés. Gr. Fr. de Coray. Paris. 1812. 8 vo.
• Hippocrate des airs, des eaux, et des lieux, la loi d’Hippocrate et le Medecin de Galen. 8 vo. Gr. Fr. du Coray.
• [Beccaria dei delitti e delle pene] translated into modern Greek by Coray. Paris 1823. 8 vo.
• Onesandri strategicos. Gr. Fr. Coray. 8. Paris. 1822.

Footnotes

1. ↑ Recipient copy at the Library of Congress.
2. ↑ Polygraph copy at the Library of Congress.
3. ↑ Manuscript at Massachusetts Historical Society.
4. ↑ Recipient copy at the Library of Congress.
5. ↑ Recipient copy and draft at the Library of Congress; also available in L&B 15:480-90.
6. ↑ Recipient copy at Maryland Historical Society; draft at the Library of Congress.
7. ↑ Recipient copy at the Library of Congress.
8. ↑ Recipient copy at Massachusetts Historical Society; file copy at the Library of Congress; also available in L&B, 16: 20-22.
9. ↑ Recipient copy at the Library of Congress.

Further Sources

• Chios Online. "Koraes Library - Argenti Folklore Museum." A library founded by Koraes on Chios.
• Diamantides, Nicholas D. "An Elective Encounter: The Koraes-Jefferson Connection." Modern Greek Studies Yearbook 37905 (1994-1995): 587-602.
• Gennadius Library. "Adamantios Koraes." This library in Athens holds almost all editions of Koraes's works and a large collection of secondary literature about him.
• Horton, Andrew S. "Jefferson and Korais: The American Revolution and the Greek Constitution." Comparative Literature Studies 13 (1976): 323-329.
• Thereianos, Dionysius. Adamantios Koraes. En Tergestē Typois tu Austroungriku Lud, 1889-90. Volume 1; Volumes 2-3. In Greek.