Epameinondas I. Stamatiades

Born in Constantinople in 1835, he was a Samian journalist and scholar from a prominent family with roots in Samos. Greek-language biographical sources describe him as a learned public figure, and local historical accounts note that he was sent to Athens as a child for his schooling.

He is most closely associated with Samiaka, the large multi-volume history of Samos published in the 1880s, a work still recognized as a landmark source on the island’s past. Catalog records also show his authorship of a study on the great Greek interpreters of the Ottoman state, reflecting his wider historical interests beyond local history.

Stamatiades died in 1901. Although not widely known outside specialist and regional circles today, his writing remains valuable for readers interested in Greek intellectual life, island history, and the effort to record a community’s story with care and ambition.