Andreas Avgerinos () (1820–1895) was a

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politician from

Elis Elis or Ilia ( el, Ηλεία, ''Ileia'') is a historic region in the western part of the Peloponnese peninsula of Greece. It is administered as a regional unit of the modern region of Western Greece. Its capital is Pyrgos. Until 2011 it was ...

. He was born in Pyrgos, now in

, one year before the start of the

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. His father was Dimitrios Avgerinos who studied Pyrgioti families. He was a prefectural leader of

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and chief of the police in

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. He became MP for Elis and

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and the navy (1876–1879). Avgerinos was

Speaker of the Hellenic Parliament The President of the Hellenic Parliament ( el, Πρόεδρος της Βουλής των Ελλήνων) is the presiding officer of the Parliament of Greece. The president's term coincides with the term of the assembly, and is chosen by a vote ...

from 1877 until 1879, again in 1881 and his third and last from 1887 to 1890. He was awarded the Commander's Cross of the

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and awarded distinction from the kings of

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and

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. He was a member of the Athens Odeum and president of the District Council of the Pyrgos-

Katakolo Katakolo ( el, Κατάκολο) is a seaside town in the municipality of Pyrgos in western Elis, Greece. It is situated on a headland overlooking the Ionian Sea and separating the Gulf of Kyparissia from the rest of the Ionian. It is west of Pyr ...

Railway Company. He has a great interest in nature, demonstrated by his concern for his

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Lycabettus Mount Lycabettus (), also known as Lycabettos, Lykabettos or Lykavittos ( el, Λυκαβηττός, ), is a Cretaceous limestone hill in the Greek capital Athens. At 277 meters (908 feet) above sea level, its summit is the highest point in Cen ...

and the parliamentary gardens. In his villa in

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he preserved a large

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with over 60 kinds of

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s. He died in 1895.

References

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Vyronas Davos Vyronas Davos (Greek: Βύρων Δάβος; born 1927), is a Greek historian, writer and poet. He was born in the village of Pelopio (now part of the municipality of Olympia) in Elis and moved to Athens as an employee of the fire department. ...

''Ta stafidika tis Ileias'' (1827–1897)'' (' = ''The Grapes Of Ilia (1827–1897)''), Athens 1997 *Vyronas Davos ''Ston Pyrgo Kai Stin Ileia tou 1821 - 1930'' (''Στον Πύργο και στην Ηλεία του 1821-1930'' = 'In Pyrgos And In Ilia Between 1821 And 1930'') Athens 1996 *Vyronas Davos ''Istoria tou Pyrgou Ileia kai 17 perichoron'' (''Ιστορία του Πύργου Ηλείας και 17 περιχώρων'' = ''History Of Pyrgos Ilia And Its 17 Vicinities'') Athens, 1995 *''The first version of the article is translated and is based from the

article Article often refers to: * Article (grammar), a grammatical element used to indicate definiteness or indefiniteness * Article (publishing), a piece of nonfictional prose that is an independent part of a publication Article may also refer to: G ...

at the Greek Wikipedia ( el:Main Page) 1820 births 1895 deaths

Andreas Andreas ( el, Ἀνδρέας) is a name usually given to males in Austria, Greece, Cyprus, Denmark, Armenia, Estonia, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Finland, Flanders Flanders (, ; Dutch: ''Vlaanderen'' ) is the Flemish-speaking northern portion of B ...

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