Dimitrios Stroumpos | |
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| Born | 1806 Koukouli, Ioannina, Greece |
| Died | 5 February 1890 (aged 83–84) Athens, Greece |
| Nationality | Greek |
| Alma mater | University of Geneva École Polytechnique |
| Known for | Strombo compass Electricity and Magnetism Modern Scientific Observation in Greece Study of Hail |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Astronomy Physics |
| Institutions | University of Athens |
| Doctoral students | Vassilios Lakon |
| Other notable students | Timoleon Argyropoulos |
Dimitrios Stroumpos (Greek: Δημήτριος Στρούμπος; 1806 - February 5, 1890) was an astronomer, physicist, mathematician, author, and professor. He was a theoretical physicist. He was a pioneer in 19th-century Greek physics. He helped develop the physics department at the University of Athens. He was the dean. He did extensive research in the field of physics namely: the study of air and energy fields, electricity, magnetism, and telephones. He also studied the motion of molecules and developed a system of scientific observation. He developed the Strombo compass.[1] His contemporaries at the time were Greek scientists Vassilios Lakon, Georgios Konstantinos Vouris, and Ioannis Papadakis. He was replaced as the chair of the physics department by his student world-renowned physicist Timoleon Argyropoulos after his death.[2][3][4]
Dimitrios was born in Koukouli, Ioannina. He was part of a very important family. The family eventually migrated to Corfu. Both Dimitrios and his brother were educated overseas. Dimitrios attended two prestigious institutions in Europe. He attended the University of Geneva and the École polytechnique. He was inspired by Henri Victor Regnault. He eventually moved back to Greece and became part of the University of Athens. He was also an instructor at Evelpidon. He was part of the movement to eradicate the religious suppression of science. The Christian religion surpassed new scientific ideas for hundreds of years within the Greek community. A notable incident was the Methodios Affair. Dimitrios represented the dawn of a new era of scientific thought in Greece. He researched and promoted every new physics idea and kept open communication with all the prominent European scientists at the time.[5][6]
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- ^ Sakellaropoulos 1891, pp. 10.
- ^ Savaidou 2010, pp. 51, 55–58, 95, 100–101, 105, 116–117, 126–127, 129, 131, 142, 279, 291, 415, 451.
- ^ Hardin, Binzley & Numbers 2018, pp. Ch. 7 P. 7.