Ioannis Svoronos Explained

Ioannis N. Svoronos (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Ιωάννης Ν. Σβορώνος; Mykonos, 15 April 1863 – Athens, 25 August[1] 1922) was a Greek archaeologist and numismatist.

Life

Ioannis Svoronos was born in 1863 on the island of Mykonos. After completing school he enrolled in the Law School of the University of Athens, but abandoned his studies to dedicate himself to archaeology and numismatics. He studied the latter in the universities of Berlin, London and Paris (1883–1887). On his return to Greece he was hired by the Numismatic Museum of Athens, where he worked until his death, serving also as its director from 1899. In 1918–1920 he was also Professor of Numismatics at the University of Athens. From 1898 he published the journal Journal International d’Archéologie Numismatique. He was awarded the medal of the Royal Numismatic Society in 1914,[2] and the Huntington Medal Award given by the American Numismatic Society in 1921.[3]

Publications

External links

Notes and References

  1. Newspaper Έθνος, 26 August 1922, p. 3: announcement of the funeral; it is noted that he died the previous day (use of the Julian calendar).
  2. Web site: The Society's Medal. 23 May 2014.
  3. Web site: Recipients of the Huntington Medal Award.