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Alexander Argyropoulos
Alexander G. Argyropoulos (1883–1962) was born in London and was the son of the Greek ambassador to the United Kingdom. He trained as an agricultural engineer. In his spare time he was a noted philatelist. From 1952 to 1956 he was Greek Ambassador to Italy. Philately Argyropoulos was largely responsible for the Greek section of the ''Kohl Briefmarken-Handbuch''. He was joint-editor of ''Philotelia'' from 1953 and an early member of the Hellenic Philotelic Society as well as a member of the Royal Philatelic Society London. He was added to the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists in 1954. He won the Grand Prix International for most outstanding exhibit in the Class of Honour at the STOCKHOLMIA 55 stamp exhibition for his display of the first Greek stamps."The Three Previous Stockholmia World Philatelic Exhibitions" by Bengt Bengtsson, ''Bulletin 1'', STOCKHOLMIA2019, Sweden, 2017, pp. 30-33. References Signatories to the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists 1883 births 1962 de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander G
Alexander is a male given name. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history. Variants listed here are Aleksandar, Aleksander and Aleksandr. Related names and diminutives include Iskandar, Alec, Alek, Alex, Alexandre, Aleks, Aleksa and Sander; feminine forms include Alexandra, Alexandria, and Sasha. Etymology The name ''Alexander'' originates from the (; 'defending men' or 'protector of men'). It is a compound of the verb (; 'to ward off, avert, defend') and the noun (, genitive: , ; meaning 'man'). It is an example of the widespread motif of Greek names expressing "battle-prowess", in this case the ability to withstand or push back an enemy battle line. The earliest attested form of the name, is the Mycenaean Greek feminine anthroponym , , (/Alexandra/), written in the Linear B syllabic script. Alaksandu, alternatively called ''Alakasandu'' or ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
