George Zorbas
Georgios Zorbas (Greek: Γεώργιoς Ζορμπάς; 1865 – September 16, 1941) was a Greek miner upon whom Nikos Kazantzakis based Alexis Zorbas, the protagonist of his 1946 novel Zorba the Greek.
George Zorbas | |
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| Γεώργιoς Ζορμπάς | |
The grave of Zorbas in Skopje | |
| Born | Georgios Zorbas 1865 Katafygio, Ottoman Empire (now Pieria, Greece) |
| Died | September 16, 1941 (aged 75–76) Skopje, Kingdom of Bulgaria (present-day North Macedonia) |
| Occupation | Miner |
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