Global InformationElias Mariolopoulos information
Elias G. Mariolopoulos | |
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| Rector of the University of Athens | |
| In office 1959–1960 | |
| Director of the National Observatory of Athens | |
| In office 1935–1936 | |
| Preceded by | Nikolaos Kritikos |
| Succeeded by | Georgios Chors |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1900 Athens, Greece |
| Died | February 13, 1991 (aged 90–91) Athens, Greece |
| Profession | Professor Dean Climatologist |
| Known for | Father of Modern Climatology and Meteorology (Greece) |
| Alma mater | University of Athens University of Cambridge Imperial College London University of Paris |
| Awards | Order of the Phoenix Order of George I |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Climatology Meteorology |
| Institutions | Aristotle University University of Athens NOA Academy of Athens |
| Academic advisors | Demetrios Eginitis |
Elias Mariolopoulos (Greek: Ηλίας Γ. Μαριολόπουλος; 1900 – February 13, 1991) was a Greek astronomer, physicist, author, professor, dean, meteorologist, and climatologist. He is considered the father of modern Greek meteorology and climatology. Elias established a facility for the measurement of atmospheric electricity for the first time in Greece and also founded a special radiometric station in Hymettos, as an extension to the National Observatory of Athens. As an academic, he was the doctoral advisor overseeing the publication of dozens of doctoral dissertations. He was the Dean of the School of Physics and Mathematics at both the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and National and Kapodistrian University of Athens twice. Elias was also the rector of the latter university.[1][2][3]
Elias was born in Athens. He studied at the University of Athens, University of Cambridge, Imperial College London, and the University of Paris. He worked with world-renowned meteorologist Napier Shaw. He returned to Greece where he spent most of his life working in academic settings. He was affiliated with the University of Athens, Aristotle University, the Academy of Athens, and the National Observatory of Athens. He wrote hundreds of academic papers in the field of meteorology and climatology.[4][2]
Elias was a member of countless international organizations dealing with meteorology and climatology namely the Royal Meteorological Society of England and the Union Of Greek Physicists. He was the first academic in Greece to raise awareness about the smog pollution problem and its ramifications for the atmosphere. He helped found the Research Centre for Atmospheric and Climatological Physics at the Academy of Athens. He won countless awards for his contribution to the field some include the Commander of the Royal Order of Georgios I and Supreme Commander of the Royal Order of the Phoenix. He died in Athens in 1991. The Mariolopoulos Kanaginis Foundation for the Environmental Sciences and the Mariolopoulos Trust Fund Award were named after him.[2][5][6]
- ^ Gardikas 2018, p. 127.
- ^ a b c Zerefos 2017.
- ^ Bender 1960, pp. 2, 3, 23–24.
- ^ Staff Writers (23 April 2023). "List of Some Articles Authored by Elias Mariolopoulos on ADS". Astrophysics Data System. The SAO/NASA Astrophysics Data System. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
- ^ Staff Writers (April 23, 2023). "Mariolopoulos, Ilias G. (1900-1991)". Digital repository of the Academy of Athens. Archived from the original on December 2, 2022. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
- ^ Staff Writers (April 23, 2023). "Mariolopoulos, Ilias G. (1900-1991) (Greek)". The Digital Library of Modern Greek Studies. Archived from the original on March 13, 2013. Retrieved April 23, 2023.