The Friendship Between Thomas Jefferson and Adamantios Korais
The Friendship Between Thomas Jefferson and Adamantios Korais Greek philologist Adamantios Korais and the third US President, Thomas Jefferson. Credit: Public domain Philologist Adamantios Korais and the third American President, Thomas Jefferson, exchanged important correspondence during the Greek War of Independence, sharing ideas on the concepts of democracy and liberty. The little-known friendship and exchange of ideas between the two men can be found in the letters they wrote to each other, which are preserved in the Korais Library on the island of Chios. The Greek scholar had a deep kn...
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