Theodoros Manousis

Theodoros Manousis (Greek: Θεόδωρος Μανούσης; 1793-1858) was a Greek historian, judge, benefactor, archaeologist and the first professor of history of the University of Athens.

Theodoros Manousis
Theodoros Manousis in a magazine of 1863
Born1793
Siatista, Ottoman Empire
Died1858
Athens, Kingdom of Greece
Nationality Greek
EducationLeipzig University, University of Göttingen
OccupationUniversity professor, historian, judge, benefactor, archaeologist
EmployerUniversity of Athens (1840-1858)
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Biography

Manousis was born in 1793 in Siatista, then Ottoman Empire (now Greece).[1][2][3][4] His father was a rich merchant and sent him study in the Leipzig University and later in the University of Göttingen.[1] He met with Theoklitos Farmakidis and with him he was briefly the director of the Hermes o Logios.[1] He was imprisoned for a while by the Austrian authorities for revolutionary activities.[1] He continued his studies in 1828 in Italy in history and archaeology,[1] and returned to Greece in 1830. Initially he served as a judge in the Supreme Civil and Criminal Court of Greece and as royal commissioner of the Church of Greece (1835-1843).[1][5] From the first year the foundation of the University of Athens, and for about twenty years (1840-1858), he was appointed as a professor teaching history.[1][6] He was elected rector in the academic year 1845-1846, while in the academic year 1849-1850 he was dean of the Philosophical School.[1][7][8]

He passed away in 1858 in Athens, at the age of 65, inheriting all his fortune at charities and at the University of Athens which established the Manousios Library in his hometown, Siatista, housing more than 5.000 books.[1][2][4]

References
  1. Pedazou, Ioulia. Ο ΘΕΟΔΩΡΟΣ ΜΑΝΟΥΣΗΣ ΚΑΘΗΓΗΤΗΣ ΙΣΤΟΡΙΑΣ ΣΤΟ ΠΑΝΕΠΙΣΤΗΜΙΟ ΑΘΗΝΩΝ (1837-1858). pp. 73–79.
  2. "Πανδέκτης: Μανούσης Θεόδωρος". pandektis.ekt.gr. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
  3. Lappas, Kōstas Th. (2004). Panepistēmio kai phoitētes stēn Hellada kata ton 19o aiōna. Kentro Neoellēnikōn Ereunōn. p. 638.
  4. Hetaireia Hellēnon Philologōn (1958). Platōn (vols 19-22). Bibliopōleion I. Siderē. pp. 301, 304, 307.
  5. Veis, Nikos (1 December 1937). "Συνοπτική Ιστορία των Πανεπιστημιακών Σχολών - Φιλοσοφική Σχολή". Nea Estia (is. 263): 1773. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
  6. Karamanolakis, Vaggelis D. (2006). Η συγκρότηση της ιστορικής επιστήμης και η διδασκαλία της ιστορίας στο Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών (1837-1932). Ινστιτούτο Νεοελληνικών Ερευνών ΕΙΕ. p. 67.
  7. "Πρυτάνεις Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών" (PDF). Επετηρίδα Πανεπιστημιακών Ετών 2012-2013. University of Athens: 25. 2015. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
  8. "ΕΚΠΑ: Κοσμητεία Φιλοσοφικής Σχολής - Ιστορικά Στοιχεία". www.deanphil.uoa.gr. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
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