Spyridon Miliarakis

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Spyridon Emmanouil Miliarakis ( Greek Σπυρίδων Μηλιαράκης , also transcribed Spiridon ; * 1852 in Athens ; † November 6, 1919 ) was a Greek doctor and botanist . He is considered a representative of determinism . His botanical author's abbreviation is “ Miliar. "

Life

Spyridon Miliarakis, 1894

Spyridon Miliarakis grew up in a Cretan family of scholars in Athens, his brother Antonios Miliarakis later became a natural historian. Spyridon Miliarakis first studied medicine at the University of Athens and received his doctorate there in 1876. From 1876 to 1881 he practiced as a doctor in Skopje . With a grant from the Greek state, he continued his studies at the University of Würzburg with Julius von Sachs , where he received his doctorate in 1884. Back in Athens, he first became a lecturer in botany and succeeded Theodor von Heldreich as director of the National Garden in Athens. In 1892 he was appointed professor of botany at the University of Athens to succeed Theodoros Afentoulis .

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Spyridon Miliarakis studied the work of his colleague Charles Darwin . From 1914 to 1917 he was editor of the magazine Βιολογικός Ερανιστής and also wrote for the Estia . He also worked as a translator of German academic papers into Greek.

Fonts

  • The silicification of living elementary organs in plants . (German) Becker, Würzburg 1884
  • Contributions to the knowledge of the algae vegetation of Greece (German), Athens 1887
  • Anthropology , 1889 (Greek)
  • Editor of the book by Theodor von Heldreich: The popular names of plants scientifically explained, Athens 1910 (German and Greek)

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personal data
SURNAME Miliarakis, Spyridon
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Miliarakis, spiridon; Miliarakis, Spyridon Emmanouil
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Greek doctor and botanist
DATE OF BIRTH 1852
PLACE OF BIRTH Athens
DATE OF DEATH November 6, 1919