Timoleon Argyropoulos

Timoleon Argyropoulos (Greek: Τιμολέων Αργυρόπουλος April 12, 1847 - January 16, 1912) was an experimental physicist, mathematician, author, and professor. He was a pioneer in modern Greek education. His field of study was electricity and magnetism. He helped develop experimental physics in modern Greek education. He was the father of Greek radiology. He replaced Dimitrios Stroumpos as the chair of physics at the University of Athens. Initially, the school of Physics and Mathematics was part of the School of Philosophy. Argyropoulos along with other world-renowned Greek scientists Anastassios Christomanos, Konstantinos M. Mitsopoulos, Spyridon Miliarakis, Nikolaos Apostolidis, and Anastasios Damvergis filed a memorandum to the Greek state to separate the schools in the late 1800s. Argyropoulos pioneered the formation of the Department of Physics. He became chair of the physics department on November 22, 1898. He gave a notable speech discussing modern science. He heavily discussed electricity and modern pioneers such as Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla. He also discussed Michael Faraday, Heinrich Hertz, and countless other world-renowned physicists. He also emphasized the modernization and revitalization of the physics department. He made significant contributions to the field of physics and modern Greek education. He published eleven books.