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Margarita Alvana - Miniati (1821 - 1887)

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Short name Margarita Alvana - Miniati
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First name Margarita
Birth name Alvana - Miniati
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Alternative name Μαργαρίτα Ματθίλδη Μηνιάτη
Date of birth 1821
Date of death 1887
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Place of birth Greece
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Lived in India , Firenze , Greece
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Place(s) of Residence India , Firenze , Greece
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I gyni en ti koinonia kai i apostoli aytis (in Attikon Imerologion) (1874) 0 0

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*Art. in Ladies' Journal Alimperti, Sotiria 1895 is biography of

Cf. -Tarsouli, A. "margarita Alvana- Miniati. her life and work. Athens: Pyrsos press, 1951. -Gialourakis, M. "Miniati Margarita", Grand Encyclopedia of Literature, vol10. Athens: Patsis press -Kokkinos, D. "Alvana (Margarita Matthildi Miniati)", Grand Greek Encyclopedia , vol. 3. Athens: Pyrsos Press, 1927 -Tzanaki, D. (2007) Slave and lady [in Greek]. Athens: Savalas press, pp. 273-4.

Born on Corfu, died in Livorno.
3 children, 1 surviving to adulthood. Married to George Miniatis (painter), 1844.

Nobility.
Well educated, educated by governess at home, learning foreign languages (French, English, German, Italian).

Connection to poet Edouard Schur (friend).
Feminist.