Emmanuil Xanthos

He was one of the founders of the Filiki Eteria ("Society of Friends"), a Greek conspiratorial organization which opposed the Ottoman Empire.

He emigrated to Italy as a youngster and was initiated in the Masonic Lodge of Lefkada ("Society of Free Builders of St. Mavra"),[1] before finally settling in Odessa, Russia.

There in July, Skoufas fell ill and died leaving Xanthos as one of the two leaders of the organization.

During the war Xanthos organized from Austria the escape of Alexander Ypsilantis, the later leader of Filiki Eteria, who was at the time held captive in the Mugach prison.

Before his death he wrote his Memoirs (Απομνημονεύματα) which was published in 1854 and is now an important source of historical information about the inner workings of the Greek War of Independence.