Georgios Kalosgouros (1853–1902) belonged to the Post-Solomian poets of the Ionian School, who were significantly influenced by the spirit of Dionysios Solomos. He devoted particular attention to translating works of classical literature (Prometheus Bound by Aeschylus, Idylls by Theocritus), as well as Italian literature. He also translated Solomos’ Italian poems into Modern Greek, and these translations especially established him as a true artist of language. His most acclaimed work is considered to be the translation of Dante’s Inferno into the vernacular Greek language. Georgios Kalosgouros died in Geneva, Switzerland, of a heart attack at the age of 49.
