Greek astronomers

The list Greek astronomers includes Stamatios Krimigis, Francesco Maurolico, Seleucus of Seleucia, Jean Focas and John S. Paraskevopoulos. The list consists of 17 members and 3 sublists.

Ancient Greek astronomers
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Byzantine astronomers
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Greek astronomers by century
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Dionysis Simopoulos

Physicist and astronomer

Overview: Dionysis Simopoulos (Greek: Διονύσης Σιμόπουλος; 8 March 1943 – 7 August 2022) was the Eugenides Planetarium's director emeritus who excelled as an astronomy educator and science populariser in the print ...

Date of birth: 8 March 1943

Date of death: 7 August 2022

Age: 79 (age at death)

Nationality: Greek

Occupation: Astronomer

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Scientists from Ioannina 6T

Greek physicists 39T

People from Elis 40T
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Francesco Maurolico

Sicilian mathematician and astronomer (1494–1575)

Overview: Francesco Maurolico (Latin: Franciscus Maurolycus; Italian: Francesco Maurolico; Greek: Φραγκίσκος Μαυρόλυκος, 16 September 1494 - 21/22 July 1575) was a mathematician and astronomer from Sicily. He made ...

Date of birth: 16 September 1494

Date of death: 22 July 1575

Age: 80 (age at death)

Nationality: Greek

Occupation: Mathematician

Gender: Male

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Scientists from Messina 8T

16th-century male writers 845T

Catholic clergy scientists 302T
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Seleucus of Seleucia

Overview: Seleucus of Seleucia (Greek: Σέλευκος Seleukos; c. 190 BC - c. 150 BC) was a Hellenistic astronomer and philosopher. Coming from Seleucia on the Tigris, Mesopotamia, the capital of the Seleucid Empire ...

Nationality: Greek

Occupation: Astronomer

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People of the Seleucid Empire 2T

Ancient Babylonian astronomers 2T

190s BC births 4T
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John S. Paraskevopoulos

Greek and South African astronomer (1889–1951)

Overview: John Stefanos Paraskevopoulos (June 20, 1889 – March 15, 1951) also known as John Paras, was a Greek/South African astronomer. He was born in Piraeus, Greece and graduated from the University of ...

Date of birth: 20 June 1889

Date of death: 15 March 1951

Age: 61 (age at death)

Nationality: Greek

Occupation: Astronomer

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National and Kapodistrian University of Athens alumni 383T

South African astronomers 29T

20th-century astronomers 565T
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E. M. Antoniadi

Greek astronomer

Overview: Eugène Michel Antoniadi (Greek: Ευγένιος Αντωνιάδης) (1 March 1870 – 10 February 1944) was a Greek-French astronomer.

Date of birth: 1 March 1870

Date of death: 10 February 1944

Age: 73 (age at death)

Nationality: French

Occupation: Chess

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Constantinopolitan Greeks 106T

Greek emigrants to France 42T

20th-century astronomers 565T
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Demetrios Kokkidis

Greek Astronomer and professor academic (1789 - 1852)

Overview: Demetrios Kokkidis (Greek:Δημήτριος Κοκκίδης; November 4, 1840 - February 11, 1896) was an astronomer, mathematician, physicist, professor, and dean. Kokkidis was the fourth president of the Athens O ...

Date of birth: 4 November 1840

Date of death: 11 February 1896

Age: 55 (age at death)

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19th-century Greek astronomers 6T

19th-century Greek scientists 42T

19th-century Greek mathematicians 12T
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Stavros Plakidis

Greek Astronomer and Professor

Overview: Stavros Plakidis Greek: Σταύρος Πλακίδης; May 22, 1893 – January 1, 1991) was an astronomer, professor, astrophysicist, mathematician, author, and director of the Astronomical Institute of the National ...

Date of death: 30 January 1991

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Academics from Istanbul 40T

Scientists from Istanbul 27T

20th-century Greek physicists 36T
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Paul Santorini

Greek physicist and professor

Overview: Paul Santorini (Greek:Παύλος Σαντορίνης; 1893 – 1986) was a Greek civil engineer, experimental and theoretical physicist, mathematician, electrical engineer, astronomer, author, and professor. He pu ...

Date of birth: 1893

Date of death: 1986

Age: 92 (age at death)

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20th-century Greek physicists 35T

20th-century Greek astronomers 13T

20th-century Greek mathematicians 20T
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John Hugh Seiradakis

Greek physicist

Overview: John Seiradakis (Greek: Ιωάννης-Χιου Σειραδάκης; 5 March 1948 – 3 May 2020) was a Greek astronomer and professor emeritus at the Department of Physics of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. He is ...

Date of birth: 5 March 1948

Date of death: 3 May 2020

Age: 72 (age at death)

Nationality: Greek

Occupation: Astronomer

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Vicky Kalogera

Greek astrophysicist

Overview: Vassiliki Kalogera is a Greek astrophysicist. She is a professor at Northwestern University and the Director of the Center for Interdisciplinary Exploration and Research in Astrophysics (CIERA). She is ...

Nationality: Greek

Occupation: Astronomer

Gender: Female

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21st-century Greek astronomers 6T

20th-century Greek astronomers 10T

21st-century American women scientists 1,000T
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Athena Coustenis

Astrophysicist

Overview: Athena Coustenis is an astrophysicist specializing in planetology. Dr. Coustenis, a French national, is director of research, Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS] French National Center ...

Nationality: Greek

Occupation: Astronomer

Gender: Female

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20th-century French women scientists 56T

Scientists from Athens 13T

21st-century French women scientists 24T
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Stamatios Krimigis

Head Emeritus of the Applied Physics Laboratory

Overview: Stamatios (Tom) M. Krimigis (Greek: Σταμάτιος Κριμιζής) is a Greek-American scientist in space exploration. He has contributed to many of the United States' unmanned space exploration programs of the Solar ...

Date of birth: 10 September 1938

Age: 86

Nationality: Greek

Occupation: Astronomer

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University of Minnesota College of Science and Engineering alumni 166T

NASA people 445T

Members of the Academy of Athens (modern) 91T
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Emilios T. Harlaftis

astrophysicist

Overview: Emilios T. Harlaftis (Greek: Αιμίλιος Χαρλαύτης; 29 March 1965, in Kiato – 13 February 2005, in Mainalo) was an astrophysicist.

Date of birth: 19 March 1965

Date of death: 20 February 2005

Age: 39 (age at death)

Nationality: Greek

Occupation: Astronomer

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People from Sikyona 4T

National and Kapodistrian University of Athens alumni 383T

Greek academics 101T
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Jean Focas

Greco-French astronomer

Overview: Jean-Henri Focas (20 July 1909 – 3 January 1969) was a Greek-French astronomer. In Greek he was known as Ioannis Focas (Greek: Ιωάννης Φωκάς). He worked at the Pic du Midi Observatory, investigating ...

Date of birth: 20 July 1909

Date of death: 3 January 1969

Age: 59 (age at death)

Nationality: Greek

Occupation: Astronomer

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French astronomers 220T

20th-century astronomers 565T

French people of Greek descent 138T
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Ioannis Papadakis

Greek mathematician and university professor

Overview: Ioannis G. Papadakis (1820 – 1876 Greek: Ιωάννης Παπαδάκης) was an author, mathematician, physicist, astronomer, meteorologist, and professor. He was the second director of the National Observatory of ...

Date of birth: 1820

Date of death: 1876

Age: 55 (age at death)

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19th-century Greek astronomers 7T

19th-century Greek scientists 43T

19th-century Greek mathematicians 13T
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Demetrios Eginitis

Greek Astronomer and professor academic

Overview: Demetrios Eginitis or Aiginitis (Greek: Δημήτριος Αιγινήτης; July 10, 1862 – March 14, 1934) was a Greek astronomer, physicist, mathematician, author, professor, dean, and politician. He replaced Demetrios ...

Date of birth: 10 July 1862

Date of death: 14 March 1934

Age: 71 (age at death)

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19th-century Greek physicists 6T

20th-century Greek physicists 37T

20th-century Greek astronomers 15T
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Yervant Terzian

American astronomer

Overview: Yervant Terzian (February 9, 1939 – November 25, 2019) was an American astronomer. He was the Tisch Distinguished Professor Emeritus in Cornell University's Department of Astronomy, which he chaired ...

Date of birth: 9 February 1939

Date of death: 25 November 2019

Age: 80 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Astronomer

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