Adamantios Korais (Cora飐) was born in Smyrna ; in 1748 (April 27; 1748 - April 6; 1833) was a graduate of the University of Montpellier in 1788 and he spent most of his life as an expatriate in Paris. He was exceptionally passionate about philosophy ; literacy and linguistics and studied greatly throughout his youth. A classical scholar; Korais was repelled by the Byzantine influence in Greek society and was a fierce critic of the ignorance of the clergy and their subservience to the Ottoman Empire.