Iraklis Mitsopoulos | |
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| Born | 1816 |
| Died | 1892 (aged 75–76) Athens, Greece |
| Nationality | Greek |
| Alma mater | University of Munich University of Berlin |
| Known for | Zoological Department |
| Children | Christos Mitsopoulos |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Natural science Zoology Paleontology Biology |
| Institutions | University of Athens Rizarios School Arsakei School for Girls |
| Doctoral advisors | Friedrich Schelling |
| Doctoral students | Konstantinos Mitsopoulos |
Iraklis Mitsopoulos (Greek: Ηρακλής Μητσόπουλος; 1816–1892) was an author, biologist, archaeologist, physicist, zoologist, paleontologist, mineralogist, geologist, and professor. He is considered the father of modern natural sciences in Greece. He taught classes for over forty-seven years of his life. His nephew world renowned Greek geologist Konstantinos M. Mitsopoulos became the first student to receive a doctorate degree in the natural sciences at the University of Athens.[1] His son Maximos Mitsopoulos also became a geologist. Hercules co-founded the Museum of Physical Geography in Athens, Greece, and directed its Zoological Department. He was the founder and lifelong President of the Zoological Department at the Museum of Paleontology, Geology, Zoology, and Botany (Παλαιοντολογικό, Γεωλογικό, Ζωολογικό και Βοτανικό Μουσείο). The museum is part of the University of Athens. He built the framework of modern Greek natural scientific education.[2][3][4][5][6]
He was born in Patras. He was given a scholarship by Ioannis Kapodistrias to study in Germany. He attended the University of Munich during the 1830s. Afterward, he studied at the University of Berlin from 1838 to 1844. Hercules returned to Greece and taught physics, logic, psychology, physical geography, zoology, paleontology, mineralogy, and geology for over forty-seven years. Hercules served as Dean of the School of Philosophy which was part of the University of Athens four times. He was also the president of the University of Athens during the academic year 1864–1865. He participated in the paleontological excavations at Pikermi, and in 1866, along with Greek chemist Anastasios Christomanos, researched the volcanic eruption of the Santorini caldera. Mitsopoulos wrote articles on the natural sciences. He died in 1892 in Athens, Greece.[7][8][9][10][11][12]
- ^ George Ν. Vlahakis (July 2014). "Unearthing the Earth: Geology in Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century Greece". Conference: 24th International Conference on History of Science and Technology at Manchester. Retrieved October 22, 2022.
- ^ Ricks & Beaton 2016, pp. Table 4.
- ^ Staff Writers (October 22, 2022). "Mitsopoulos Iraklis (Μητσόπουλος Ηρακλής)". Search Culture. Retrieved October 22, 2022.
- ^ Stefanidis 1952, pp. 9.
- ^ Savaidou 2010, pp. 51–52, 142, 258, 268, 279, 454.
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- ^ Staff Writers (October 22, 2022). "The Greek students in Munich under King Ludwig I of Bavaria: (from 1826 to 1844). Career and later work in the reconstruction of Greece". Online Compendium of Greek and German. Retrieved October 22, 2022.
- ^ Savaidou 2010, pp. 51–52.
- ^ Staff Writers (October 22, 2022). "Iraklis Mitsopoulos". Online Compendium of Greek and German. Retrieved October 22, 2022.
- ^ Staff Writers (October 22, 2022). "Archive of Iraklis Mitsopoulos". Humanities Research Infrastructure Network. Retrieved October 22, 2022.
- ^ Staff Writers (October 23, 2022). "Acting Deans". National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. Retrieved October 23, 2022.
- ^ Tampakis 2014, pp. 225, 227, 230, 231–233, 234.