Background
He was born at Agia Marina, Lesbos (just south of Mytilene). His father was Nikolaos Vernardakis, originally from Crete, while his mother was Melissini, of the Trantalis family.
historian politician university professor writer
He was born at Agia Marina, Lesbos (just south of Mytilene). His father was Nikolaos Vernardakis, originally from Crete, while his mother was Melissini, of the Trantalis family.
He studied on a scholarship given to him by Patriarch Alexandros Kallinikos from present-day Skotina, Pieria.
Indeed, it is held that he is among the most important figures in historical drama in Greece. His university career ended on 27 August 1869 when Bernardakis was compelled to resign by reason of continuuing student reactions (the so-called Vernardakeia), which he attributed to collusion with his university rivals and their political power at the time.
Hellenic Philological Society of Constantinople.