Alexandros A. Mátsas (Greek: Αλέξανδρος Μάτσας, 1911 – 1969) was a Greek poet and ambassador of Greece. He was born in Athens, Greece. After following courses on political science and classical studies at Oxford University, he entered the Greek diplomatic service in 1934. He served in various posts in Egypt, Paris, The Hague, and Rome, and was Royal Greek Ambassador to Turkey and the United States of America.
He published several books of poetry (the first written in French) and three poetical dramas on ancient themes, of which two (Clytemnestra and Croesus) were produced by the Royal Theater of Athens in 1957 and 1963 respectively.
Works
- Poems. Athens. 1946.
References
- Matsas, Alexandros (March 3, 2013). "Alexandros Matsas: The heretic of the generation of the '30s". TO BHMA. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- "JFKWHP-1962-02-28-C". jfklibrary. 28 February 1962. Archived from the original on 2021-08-11. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- Modern European Poetry. Bantam Books, 1966. Kimon Friar editor and translator of the Greek section.
- Columbia dictionary of modern European literature