Kosmas Politis (Κοσμάς Πολίτης)

Kosmas Politis was born in Athens and raised in Smyrna. After graduating from the American College, he was employed as a banker in France, England and Greece, but abandoned that career under rather shadowy circumstances. In later years, his principal source of income was translating. He was a member of KKE, as well as an honorary member of the Society of Greek Writers.