Γ. ΜΙΧΑΛΗΣ ΜΕΡΑΚΛΗΣ
Ο ομότιμος καθηγητής του Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών, λαογράφος και φιλόλογος Μ. Γ. Μερακλής γεννήθηκε το 1932 στην Καλαμάτα. Σπούδασε στη Φιλοσοφική Σχολή του Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών και της Γοτίγγης της Γερμανίας, όπου και εκπόνησε τη διδακτορική του διατριβή. Το 1975 εξελέγη τακτικός καθηγητής λαογραφίας στη Φιλοσοφική Σχολή του Πανεπιστημίου Ιωαννίνων, του οποίου διετέλεσε και πρύτανης (1981-1982). Στο χρονικό διάστημα 1990-1999 δίδαξε το ίδιο αντικείμενο στο Παιδαγωγικό Τμήμα Δημοτικής Εκπαίδευσης του Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών, ύστερα από μετάκληση. Είναι προεδρος της Ελληνικής Λαογραφικής Εταιρείας και χρημάτισε πρόεδρος της Πανελλήνιας Ένωσης Φιλολόγων. Έχει εκδώσει βιβλία αναφερόμενα στη λαογραφία και τη (νεοελληνική κατεξοχήν) φιλολογία και έχει δημοσιεύσει πολυάριθμα άρθρα σχετικά με τα δύο αυτά αντικείμενα.
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