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Dragoumis Family
Dragoumis ( el, Δραγούμης) is a Greek surname. It may refer to: * Ion Dragoumis (1878–1920), Greek diplomat, philosopher, writer and revolutionary * Nikolaos Dragoumis (1874-1933), Greek painter, son of Stephanos Dragoumis * Stefanos Dragoumis Stefanos Dragoumis ( el, Στέφανος Δραγούμης; 1842September 17, 1923) was a judge, writer and the Prime Minister of Greece from January to October 1910. He was the father of Ion Dragoumis. Early years Dragoumis was born in Athen ... (1842–1923), Prime Minister of Greece {{surname Greek-language surnames Surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ion Dragoumis
Ion Dragoumis (; 14 September 1878 – 31 July 1920) was a Greek diplomat, philosopher, writer and revolutionary. Biography Born in Athens, Dragoumis was the son of Stephanos Dragoumis who was foreign minister under Charilaos Trikoupis. The Dragoumis family was a prominent Greek family, which originated from Vogatsiko in Kastoria regional unit. Ion's great-grandfather, Markos Dragoumis (1770–1854), was a member of the Filiki Eteria revolutionary organisation. Ion Dragoumis studied law at Athens University and, in 1899, entered the diplomatic branch of the Greek Foreign Ministry. In 1897, he enlisted in the Hellenic Army and fought in the Greco-Turkish War of 1897. In 1902, Dragoumis was made deputy consul in the Greek consulate at Monastir (present-day Bitola). In 1903, he became head of the consulate at Serres and later went on to serve in Plovdiv, Burgas, Alexandria and Alexandroupolis. In 1907, he was assigned to the embassy in Constantinople. In 1905, during his t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikolaos Dragoumis
Nikolaos (Nikos) Dragoumis (29 August 1874 – 6 January 1933) was a Greek painter and the firstborn son of Stephanos Dragoumis and Elizabeth Kontogiannakis. He has been described by Dimitris Pikionis as "the van Gogh of Greece" because he was an exceptional post-Impressionist, and one of the forerunners of Post-Impressionism in Greece. Life He was born on 29 August 1874 in Athens, where he spent his childhood. In September 1891 he went to Paris for the first time to study at Lycee Janson-de-Sailly, preparing for the French Naval School and pursuing a military career. His guardian during that time was Dimitrios Vikelas. However, in June 1893 he failed the Naval School exams and in October of the same year he enrolled at the Sorbonne Law School. In the summer of 1896 he was in Munich to study law at the University of Ludwig-Maximilans, while at the same time he became friend with the painter Dimitrios Geraniotis, who studied at the Munich Academy. In November 1897, Nikos Dra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
