Ioannis Psycharis

Ioannis (Yiannis) Psycharis (Greek: Ιωάννης (Γιάννης) Ψυχάρης; French: Jean Psychari; 1854–1929) was a Russian Empire born philologist who was much of his life a national of France. He was of Greek descent. He was also a writer and a promoter of Demotic Greek.

Yiannis Psycharis
Woodcut portrait of Jean Psychari in the Ποικίλη Στοά magazine from 1888
Born15 May 1854
Odessa, Russian Empire
Died29 September 1929
Paris, France
OccupationAuthor
SpouseNoémie Renan
RelativesErnest Renan (father-in-law)
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