Timoleon Filimon
Timoleon Filimon (Greek: Τιμολέων Φιλήμων 1833 – 7 March 1898[1]) was a Greek journalist, politician, intellectual and tutor of King George I. He was one of the founding members of the Historical and Ethnological Society of Greece.[2]
Biography
Studies and early career
He was born in 1833 in
Political career
In that same year he presented himself as parliamentary candidate for Attica, without succeeding to get elected. Success came for the first time in the election of
Culture
He served as the first curator of the Parliamentary Library from 1874 till 1887, during which term the library was significantly enriched (from a number of 5000 volumes contained in 1874, at the end of Philimon's term it reached about 120000 ),
According to the official web page of the Greek Great Masonic Lodge, Timoleon Philimon was also a Grand Master of the lodge.[5]
Death
Filimon died of heart failure in Athens on 7 March 1898.[1] His funeral was attended by the prime minister Alexandros Zaimis, by members of the Ministerial Council, by numerous politicians, by members of the royal family and by thousands of citizens.[6]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h «Σκριπ» newspaper, Sunday 8 March 1898, p. 1.
- ^ a b National Historical Museum of Greece: The Society. Archived 6 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b Dermitzaki, Ekaterini (2013), p. 214.
- ^ Μικρός Ρωμηός: Τιμολέων Φιλήμων.
- ^ "Timoleon Filimon". grandlodge.gr (in Greek). Grand Lodge of Greece. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
- ^ «Σκριπ» newspaper, Monday 9 March 1898, p. 2.
Sources
- Biography at the National Library Centre (in Greek)
- Konstantinos Skokos (1899) Imerologion Skokou En Athinais: Ek tou Typografeiou ton Katastimaton Anesti Konstantinidou (in Greek)
- Το Άστυ To Asty (15 November 1887) p 113 (in Greek)
- Ekaterini Dermitzaki (2013). Το Εθνικό Ιστορικό Μουσείο της Ιστορικής και Εθνολογικής Εταιρείας της Ελλάδος: ίδρυση, συλλεκτική πολιτική και άλλες δράσεις (1882–1926) (in Greek). Athens: National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.
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