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Leon Melas ((ギリシア語:Λέων Μελάς), 1812–1879) was a Greek politician, representative to the National Assemblies of 1843 and 1862 and author. His greatest work was the novel ''Gerostathis''. He excelled as Minister of Justice, Ecclesiastical Affairs and Education, as a university professor, magistrate and lawyer. ==Biographical information== Leon Melas was born in 1812 in Constantinople and was the eldest son of the merchant Georgios Melas. His childhood coincided with the preparation of the Greek Revolution of 1821 by the Filiki Etaireia〔Pavlos Drandakis, ''Μεγάλη Ελληνική Εγκυκλοπαίδεια'', vol. 16, p. 861.〕 and the environment in which he grew up comprised the Etaireia's most eminent members.〔Vassilios Dimaratos, ''Γενικά τινα περί της οικογενείας Μελά'', p. 49.〕 After the beginning of the Revolution his family fled to Odessa in the Russian Empire. There Leon received his general education. Then, after studying at the Ionian Academy of Corfu and the University of Pisa, he was acclaimed a doctor of law.〔 He returned to newly independent Greece in 1833 where he practiced law first in Syros and later in Nafplio. In 1837 he became professor of law at the newly created University of Athens. He participated as a representative to the National Assembly of 1843 and the National Assembly in 1862. He served as Minister of Justice several times, in the Alexandros Mavrokordatos cabinet (1841), in the revolutionary cabinet of Andreas Metaxas (1843) and in the Kanaris cabinet (1844) but was persecuted later due to his democratic beliefs, since he had refused to impose censorship in the newspapers of the time. In 1866, with the beginning of the Cretan Revolution against the Ottomans, he took over the presidency of the “Central Commission of Cretans in Athens” and offered important services.〔Εκδοτική Αθηνών, ''Παγκόσμιο Βιογραφικό Λεξικό'', vol. 6, p. 117.〕 Furthermore, he was a distinguished scholar and educator. His most important work is considered the ''Gerostathis or memories of my childhood'' (1858), which was used for decades as a textbook.〔 He also wrote the works: ''Christopher'', ''The Handbook of Greek children'', ''The Little Plutarch'' etc. Leon Melas was also chairman of the Council of the Educational Society and was the one who introduced the lesson of pedagogy in the Arsakeion college.〔 He died on 8 October 1879 in Athens . He left his legacy to many public welfare institutions and the rights to his books to the Association for the Dissemination of Greek Letters. His wife was Rallou Nikolaou Thoma〔Leon Melas, ''Δελτίον της Εστίας'', vol. 3, no. 146 (1879)〕 and his nephews were Demetrios Vikelas and Pavlos Melas. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Leon Melas」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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