Spyridon Lambros

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Spyridon Lambros
Σπυρίδων Λάμπρος
Lampros, as portrayed in the journal Nea Ellas in 1896
Prime Minister of Greece
In office
27 September 1916 – 12 April 1917
MonarchConstantine I of Greece
Preceded byKyriakos Mitsotakis
Succeeded byAlexandros Zaimis
Personal details
Born(1851-04-08)April 8, 1851
National University of Athens
OccupationHistory professor
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Spyridon Lambros or Lampros (Greek: Σπυρίδων Λάμπρος; 8 April 1851–1919) was a Greek history professor and briefly Prime Minister of Greece during the National Schism.

Biography

He was born in Corfu in 1851 and was educated in London, Paris and Vienna, studying history. His father, Pavlos Lambros, was an Aromanian (Vlach) from Kalarrytes in Epirus,[1] meaning that Lambros was of Aromanian origin himself.[2]

In 1890, he joined the faculty of the

University of Athens and taught history and ancient literature. He became Provost
of the university in 1893, serving in that capacity twice, 1893–1894 and 1912–1913.

After 1903, Lambros started an academic movement called

eras.

In October 1916 with Greece in the midst of the

.

He died in Skopelos on 23 July 1919.[3]

Legacy

His daughter, Lina Tsaldari, was elected to Parliament in 1956 and became the first woman in the Greek Cabinet as Minister of Social Welfare.

Works

  • Catalogue of the Greek Manuscripts on Mount Athos (2 vol. set) vol.1, vol.2
  • Ecthesis Chronica And Chronicon Athenarum

References

  1. ISSN 2450-3177
    . Retrieved 8 May 2017.
  2. ^ Kahl, Thede (2003). "Aromanians in Greece: Minority or Vlach-speaking Greeks?". Jahrbücher für Geschichte und Kultur Südosteuropas. 5: 213. Indeed, the list of examples of Aromanians in Greek history is quite impressive: [...] Spyridon Lambros (1851-1919, historian and politician)
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Preceded by Prime Minister of Greece
27 September 1916 – 21 April 1917
Succeeded by