Dionysis Simopoulos
Dionysis P. Simopoulos (; 8 March 1943 – 7 August 2022) was a Greek astronomy educator, science communicator and director emeritus of the Eugenides Planetarium. Personal life Dionysis P. Simopoulos was born in Ioannina, Greece, although he actually grew up in Patras. He studied political communication, from January 1963 to December 1972, at the Departments of Government. During that period he received several awards and honors in various public speaking and debating competitions. He married Karen Louise Peterson in 1968, and they have a daughter, born in 1974, and two sons, born in 1976 and 1978. Simopoulos died of pancreatic cancer on 7 August 2022, at the age of 79. Professional career He started working in January 1968 and served as an Associate Curator (January–September 1968), as Assistant Director of Education (September 1968 – September 1969), and Planetarium Director (September 1969 – March 1973) at thLouisiana Arts and Science Centerin Baton Rouge, and as a ...
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Fellow Of The Royal Astronomical Society
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