Michael Cosmopoulos

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Michael Basil Cosmopoulos (Greek: Μιχαήλ Βασιλείου Κοσμόπουλος; born 1963) is Professor of Greek History and Archaeology with the Department of Anthropology and Archaeology; and Holder of the Endowed Professorship in Greek Studies at the University of Missouri–St. Louis.[1] He is a Fellow of the St. Louis Academy of Science,[2] a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada,[3] a member of the Athens Academy of Arts and Sciences,[4] of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts,[5] and of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. In 2022 he was decorated by the president of Greece with the Gold Cross of the Order of Phoenix.

Early life and education

He was born in Athens in 1963 and graduated from the

Underwater Archaeology from the Council of Europe
(1984).

University career

In 1989, at the age of 26, he was appointed assistant professor of

Classical Studies and Anthropology at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, Canada, where he taught a wide range of subjects and received two teaching awards.[7] At the University of Manitoba he founded the Center for Hellenic Civilization.[8]

In August 2001 he moved to St. Louis to take up the

Professorship of Greek Studies as Professor of History and Archaeology
with the Department of Anthropology and Archaeology at the University of Missouri–St. Louis.

Archaeological work

He has excavated at various

Greek Studies

Cosmopoulos has been actively involved in the

Greek Studies in North America. In Canada, in addition to the Hellenic Center at the University of Manitoba, he founded the Pan-Macedonian Association of Manitoba,[11] and the Canadian Committee for the Restitution of the Parthenon Marbles.[12]

In the

UK
.

For his research accomplishments he has been awarded the Canada Rh Award for Outstanding Contributions to Scholarship and Research in the Humanities. He has also received numerous teaching awards, including the Archaeological Institute of America Award for Excellence in Teaching.[16]

Publications

Cosmopoulos has published 16 books and more than 100 articles and scholarly papers on the archaeology, culture, and socio-political history of ancient Greece. His books include:

References

  1. ^ Hoag, Hannah (December 2003). "A New Olympic Battleground". Discover. Retrieved 6 October 2010.
  2. ^ Lopez, Myra (12 February 2014). "UMSL Professor Michael Cosmopoulos inducted into St. Louis Academy of Science". UMSL Daily.
  3. ^ "Royal Society of Canada New Fellows" (PDF).
  4. ^ "Εκλογή του Καθηγητή Ελληνικής Αρχαιολογίας κ. Μιχαήλ Κοσμόπουλου ως αντεπιστέλλοντος μέλους της Ακαδημίας Αθηνών" [Election of the Professor of Greek Archeology Mr. Michael Kosmopoulos as a corresponding member of the Academy of Athens]. academyofathens.gr (in Greek). 4 April 2019.
  5. ^ Hemphill, Evie (7 March 2017). "European Academy of Sciences and Arts inducts Michael Cosmopoulos at ceremony in Austria". UMSL Daily.
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  7. ^ "Olive Beatrice Stanton Awards for Teaching – 1999–2007". Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  8. ^ "Winnipeg, November 7:Centre for Hellenic Civilization Opening". Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  9. ^ "Iklaina Archaeological Project". Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  10. ^ Wilford, John Noble (5 April 2011). "Greek Tablet May Shed Light on Early Bureaucratic Practices" (PDF). The New York Times – via mcosmopoulos.files.wordpress.com.
  11. ^ "Endowed Chair: Greek Studies". Archived from the original on 5 February 2011. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  12. ^ "The Canadian Committee for the Restitution of the Parthenon Marbles". Archived from the original on 27 August 2008. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  13. ^ "Greek Studies at the University of Missouri St. Louis". Archived from the original on 16 August 2010. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  14. ^ "Certificate in Greek Studies". Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  15. ^ "Nicholas and Theodora Matsakis Hellenic Culture Center". Archived from the original on 3 February 2012. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  16. ^ "Michael Cosmopoulos—2004 Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Award". Archaeological Institute of America. Archived from the original on 8 July 2013.
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