Elias Kulukundis, Greek writer and shipowner, dies at 82
Author and shipowner who successfully mixed writing with sporadic investments in vessels died last month, relatives have confirmed
While the Kulukundises, originally from the island of Kasos, were a leading shipping clan, Elias was not immediately sucked into the business. He preferred literature, languages, teaching, travel and political activism. His left-wing sympathies further burnished his image within the family as a rebel