Konstantinos Logothetopoulos
Konstantinos Logothetopoulos | |
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Κωνσταντίνος Λογοθετόπουλος | |
Prime Minister of the Hellenic State | |
In office 2 December 1942 – 7 April 1943 | |
Preceded by | Georgios Tsolakoglou |
Succeeded by | Ioannis Rallis |
Personal details | |
Born | 1 August[ Nafplion, Kingdom of Greece |
Died | 6 July 1961 Athens, Kingdom of Greece | (aged 82)
Occupation | Politician |
Profession | Physician |
Konstantinos Logothetopoulos (
Early life
Logothetopoulos was born in
Education and career
Logothetopoulos studied medicine in
After the end of the war in 1922, Logothetopoulos became professor of gynaecology at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. Eventually he became Dean of the University. During his tenure at the university, he taught and assisted many young doctors in their studies including future politician Grigoris Lambrakis.
When Greece capitulated to
When the Wehrmacht left Greece in 1944, Logothetopoulos went with them to Nazi Germany. He lived with his wife and daughter in the small Bavarian town of Vilshofen an der Donau, where he exercised as a doctor.[5] Eventually he was captured by the United States Army which surrendered him to Greek authorities in 1946. He was tried and convicted of collaborating with the enemy and initially sentenced to life imprisonment, but was released in 1951.
Death
Logothetopoulos died in Athens on 6 July 1961.
References
- ^ Macedonia Archived 2011-09-27 at the Wayback Machine, digital library of Greece, Απέθανε την νύκτα ο Λογοθετόπουλος (Logothetopoulos dies overnight), 7-7-1961, retrieved 8-7-2011.
- ^ Markos Vallianatos, The untold history of Greek collaboration with Nazi Germany (1941-1944). Pelekys Books. 2014. p. 84.
- ISBN 978-960-221-096-3, p. 45
- ^ Markos Vallianatos, The untold history of Greek collaboration with Nazi Germany (1941-1944). Pelekys Books. 2014. p. 87.
- ^ Markos Vallianatos, The untold history of Greek collaboration with Nazi Germany (1941-1944). Pelekys Books. 2014. p. 210.