Spyridon Samaras, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Spyridon Samaras

Greek composer

Date of Birth: 17-Nov-1861

Place of Birth: Corfu, Ionian Islands Region, Greece

Date of Death: 25-Mar-1917

Profession: actor, composer, singer

Nationality: Greece

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Spyridon-Filiskos Samaras (also Spyros, Spiro Samara; Greek: Sp???d?? Saµ??a?) (29 November [O.S.
17 November] 1861 – 7 April [O.S.
25 March] 1917) was a Greek composer particularly admired for his operas who was part of the generation of composers that heralded the works of Giacomo Puccini.
His compositions were praised worldwide during his lifetime and he is arguably the most internationally appreciated Greek composer before Dimitri Mitropoulos.
He is best known for composing the Olympic hymn.