Petros Orologas (el|Πέτρος Ωρολογάς, 1892–1958) was a Greek journalist and newspaper publisher.[1] He was one of the most important personalities of the press in Thessaloniki during the period 1912-2012.
Orologas was born in Korçë, in the Manastir Vilayet of the Ottoman Empire (present-day southern Albania) .[1] In 1920s he lived in Thessaloniki, Greece, where he became active as a journalist in the local press. From 1921 he was director of the newspaper Tαχυδρόμος Bορείου Eλλάδος (Messenger of Northern Greece), a post he retained together with his brother, Alexandros Orologas, until 1927. The specific newspaper was politically oriented against Venizelism.[2] [3] He also wrote as a columnist there.
In 1938 Orologas was involved in a literary dispute with the progressive authors and journalists of the magazine "Μακεδονικές Ημέρες" (Macedonian Times), defending a conservative approach in literature. Latter in 1939 he became one of the directors of the local newspaper "Απογευματινή" (Apogevmatini),[4] where he also wrote several articles, especially critics signing under the pen name "Vradynos". He also wrote for several other newspapers published in Thessaloniki: "Μακεδονία" (Macedonia), "Εθνική" (National), "Φως" (Light) and "Νέοι Καιροί" (Modern Times).[5]
Orologas has been characterized as the "most spiritual and courageous form of the journalistic world" of his time in Greece.[6] His work included also critical essays related to the literary issues, while he also influenced contemporary Greek literary thought.[7]