Andréas Karkavítsas

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	First paragraph modernization.	Encyclopaedia Britannica	Mar 18, 2024
	Anniversary information added.		Jan 01, 2024
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	Article revised and updated.	J.E. Luebering	Jan 30, 2009
	Article added to new online database.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Jul 20, 1998