Zacharias Papantoniou (, Zacharias Papandoniou) (February 3, 1877 in Karpenisi – February 1, 1940 in Athens) was a Greek writer.
Papantoniou spent the first years of his life in Granitsa, where his father was a teacher. In 1890, the family moved to Athens and he studied art and medicine before writing for the ‘Acropolis' newspaper.
In 1904 he co-founded I Ethniki Glossa; he was also prefect of Zakynthos, the Cyclades, Messinia and Laconia from 1912 to 1916.
In 1918, he became director of the National Gallery; during his time there the museum introduced some free admission hours to the public, and a sculpture collection was established.
Papantoniou's work was the first to promote Evrytania.
Books His works include; War Songs (1898) Τα Ψηλά Βουνά (The High Mountains) (1917) The swallows (1920) (reprinted as 'Children’s songs') Πεζοί Ρυθμοί (Prose Rhythms) (1923) Modern Greek Readings (1923)
References
External links
Brief bio-bibliography (in Greek)
Poems by Papantoniou (in Greek) Granitsa Evrytanias