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Argyropoulos
Argyropoulos ( el, Αργυρόπουλος), feminine form Argyropoulou (Αργυροπούλου), is a Greek surname meaning "son of Argyros". It can refer to: * Emmanouil Argyropoulos (1889–1913), Greek aviator * John Argyropoulos John Argyropoulos (/ˈd͡ʒɑn ˌɑɹd͡ʒɪˈɹɑ.pə.ləs/ el, Ἰωάννης Ἀργυρόπουλος ''Ioannis Argyropoulos''; it, Giovanni Argiropulo; surname also spelt ''Argyropulus'', or ''Argyropulos'', or ''Argyropulo''; c. 1415 – 2 ... (1415–1487), Byzantine Renaissance humanist * Kimon Argyropoulo (1842—1918), Russian ambassador * Leonidas Argyropoulos (born 1990), Greek football player * Nikos Argyropoulos (born 1978), Greek basketball player * Periklis Argyropoulos (admiral) (1871–1953), Greek admiral and diplomat {{surname Greek-language surnames Surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Argyropoulos
John Argyropoulos (/ˈd͡ʒɑn ˌɑɹd͡ʒɪˈɹɑ.pə.ləs/ el, Ἰωάννης Ἀργυρόπουλος ''Ioannis Argyropoulos''; it, Giovanni Argiropulo; surname also spelt ''Argyropulus'', or ''Argyropulos'', or ''Argyropulo''; c. 1415 – 26 June 1487) was a lecturer, philosopher and humanist, one of the émigré Greek scholars who pioneered the revival of classical Greek learning in 15th century Italy. He translated Greek philosophical and theological works into Latin besides producing rhetorical and theological works of his own. He was in Italy for the Council of Florence during 1439–1444, and returned to Italy following the Fall of Constantinople, teaching in Florence (at the Florentine Studium) in 1456–1470 and in Rome in 1471–1487. Biography John Argyropoulos was born c. 1415 in Constantinople where he studied theology and philosophy. As a teacher in Constantinople, Argyropoulos had amongst his pupils the scholar Constantine Lascaris. He was an official in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emmanouil Argyropoulos
Emmanouil Argyropoulos ( el, Εμμανουήλ Αργυρόπουλος; 1889 – 4 April 1913) was a Greek pioneer aviator of the early 20th century. Apart from being the first Greek aviator who performed a flight over his homeland, he also became the first casualty of Greek military aviation. First flight in Greece Argyropoulos, originally a civil engineer, abandoned his profession and went to Paris in order to study aeronautics.Ελληνική Αεροπορία. Συνοπτική Ιστορία Τόμος Ι: 1908-1944. Υπηρεσία Ιστορίας Π.Α., 2000 , p. 16, 30 (Greek) At the end of January 1912, he acquired his pilot license and returned to Greece together with a privately owned Nieuport IV.G 50-hp aircraft. On 8 February 1912, Argyropoulos became the first Greek aviator to perform a flight in Greece, an event that was widely commented upon in the local press. After taking off from the Rouf district of Athens, he performed a 16-minute-long flight around ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikos Argyropoulos
Nikos Argyropoulos (alternate spelling: Argiropoulos) ( el, Νίκος Αργυρόπουλος; born March 25, 1978 in Patras, Greece) is a Greek former professional basketball player. At a height of 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) tall, he played at the point guard and shooting guard positions Professional career Argyropoulos started his professional career with Apollon Patras. After three years in the top-tier Greek 1st Division, Patras moved down to the second-tier Greek 2nd Division for 4 years. In 2003, they returned to the first division. In 2005, he moved to Olympiacos, where he played for one year, and then he moved to Panellinios. He then joined Aris. He was voted the Greek 2nd Division's MVP in 2012. National team career Argyropoulos was a member of the Greek junior national teams. He played at the 1996 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship The 1996 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship was an international basketball competition held in France in 1996. Final ranking 1. 2. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leonidas Argyropoulos
Leonidas Argyropoulos ( el, Λεωνίδας Αργυρόπουλος; born 29 May 1990) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a right-back for PAS KORINTHOS Club career On 20 January 2009, Argyropoulos made his professional debut in the fifth round of the 2008–09 Greek Cup, playing for Asteras Tripolis in a 2–0 victory over Iraklis Gymnasticos Syllogos Iraklis ( el, Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Ηρακλής, en, Gymnastics Club Heracles), commonly referred to as Iraklis, is a Greek multi-sports club based in Thessaloniki. The club was founded in 1908 as "Mace .... External links * Profile at Sport.gr {{DEFAULTSORT:Argyropoulos, Leonidas [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Periklis Argyropoulos (admiral)
Periklis Argyropoulos ( el, Περικλής Ι. Αργυρόπουλος; 1871–1953) was a Greece, Greek naval officer, politician and diplomat. Biography Born in Athens in 1871, he became a naval officer and retired with the rank of rear admiral. During the First Balkan War, he commanded the Greek torpedo boat No. 14, torpedo boat No. 14, and on 9 November 1912, he sunk the wooden Ottoman armed steamer ''Trabzon'' off Ayvalık. In 1917, he served in the short-lived cabinet of Alexandros Zaimis as Transport Minister, and again in the same post in 1926 under Athanasios Eftaxias. During the Metaxas Regime, he was appointed ambassador to Spain. He died in 1953. He was also the maternal uncle to Aspasia Manos, the wife of King Alexander of Greece. 1871 births 1953 deaths Politicians from Athens Greek MPs 1935–1936 Ambassadors of Greece to Spain Hellenic Navy admirals Greek military personnel of the Balkan Wars {{Greece-mil-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Argyros (other)
Argyros (, from the Greek word for "silver"), Latinized as Argyrus, can refer to: * Argyros (Byzantine family), prominent Byzantine noble clan * Argyrus (Catepan of Italy) (died 1068), Byzantine general of Lombard origin * Isaac Argyros (born 1312), Byzantine mathematician * Billy Argyros, Greek-Australian professional poker player * George Argyros (born 1937), Greek-American ambassador and businessman * The fictional character Basil Argyros See also * Argyropoulos Argyropoulos ( el, Αργυρόπουλος), feminine form Argyropoulou (Αργυροπούλου), is a Greek surname meaning "son of Argyros". It can refer to: * Emmanouil Argyropoulos (1889–1913), Greek aviator * John Argyropoulos John Argy ... {{disambiguation, name, surname Greek-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kimon Argyropoulo
Kimon Emmanuilovich Argyropoulo (russian: Кимон Эммануилович Аргиропуло; — 27 October 1918) was a Russian ambassador to Persia, serving from 1897–1902. He was instrumental in helping to negotiate a Russian loan to Mozzaffar ed-Din Shah, the Shah Shah (; fa, شاه, , ) is a royal title that was historically used by the leading figures of Iranian monarchies.Yarshater, EhsaPersia or Iran, Persian or Farsi, ''Iranian Studies'', vol. XXII no. 1 (1989) It was also used by a variety of ... of Persia, in 1900. He also later served as the Senior Counselor of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs under Count Lamsdorff. 1842 births 1918 deaths Diplomats of the Russian Empire Ambassadors of the Russian Empire to Iran Russian people of Greek descent {{Russia-diplomat-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greek-language Surnames
Greek ( el, label=Modern Greek, Ελληνικά, Elliniká, ; grc, Ἑλληνική, Hellēnikḗ) is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages, native to Greece, Cyprus, southern Italy (Calabria and Salento), southern Albania, and other regions of the Balkans, the Black Sea coast, Asia Minor, and the Eastern Mediterranean. It has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning at least 3,400 years of written records. Its writing system is the Greek alphabet, which has been used for approximately 2,800 years; previously, Greek was recorded in writing systems such as Linear B and the Cypriot syllabary. The alphabet arose from the Phoenician script and was in turn the basis of the Latin, Cyrillic, Armenian, Coptic, Gothic, and many other writing systems. The Greek language holds a very important place in the history of the Western world. Beginning with the epics of Homer, ancient Greek literature includes many works of lasting impor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
