Ioannis Papadakis | |
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| Born | c. 1820 Tzitzifes, Crete |
| Died | 1876 Athens, Greece |
| Nationality | Greek |
| Alma mater | University of Munich Ecole Polytechnique Ecole des Mines University of Athens |
| Father | Giorgios Papadakis |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics Astronomy Descriptive geometry |
| Institutions | University of Athens Athens Polytechnic National Observatory of Athens |
| Academic advisors | Konstantinos Negris |
Ioannis G. Papadakis (c. 1820 – 1876 Greek: Ιωάννης Παπαδάκης) was a writer, mathematician, physicist, astronomer, meteorologist, and professor. He was the second director of the National Observatory of Athens. He temporarily succeeded Georgios Konstantinos Vouris until Johann Friedrich Julius Schmidt replaced him as the third director of the observatory. His most notable work was the observation of the Moons of Jupiter and other meteorological observations in the 1850s. He was also a Scottish rite freemason.[1][2][3][4]
- ^ Triandafillos Sklavenitis (October 5, 2022). "Papadakis Ioannis". Institute for Neohellenic Research. Retrieved October 5, 2022.
- ^ Stefanidou 1952, pp. 11.
- ^ Drummond, Paige & Moriarty 1877, pp. 275.
- ^ Theodossiou, Manimanis & Mantarakis 2007, pp. 123.