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Important poll: What do Greeks think about the role of the Philhellenes during the Revolution of 1821?

The company MARC conducted an important poll for the Center for Liberal Studies - Markos Dragoumis (KEFIM), on the subject of how the Greeks perceive the Revolution of 1821, the role of the protagonists in it, but also…

‘21 The Renaissance of Greeks: Watch the first 4 parts of the documentary of MEGA here

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SHP supports the work of George Malouchos by offering scientific support and access to the document and works of art of its collection.

2020: Sotiris Tsiodras, professor of infectious diseases, doctor, heroic figure in the fight against COVID19 – 1854: Heinrich Treiber, professor, doctor, heroic figure in the fight against cholera in Athens

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Professor Sotiris Tsiodras has contributed decisively with his scientific knowledge, his hyperactivity and his constant presence on all fronts, his ethos, his prestige and his modesty, in the struggle of our society to…

COVID-19: Donation of SHP in cooperation with its sponsor EUROPEAN DYNAMICS

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SHP, in cooperation with its sponsor EUROPEAN DYNAMICS, offered as part of its social responsibility actions, 100.000 Euros to the Ministry of National Defense in Greece, to support its actions against the COVID-19 epidemic. It is reminded…

The Philhellenes on Google Maps

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Google Maps offers a very interesting application. It presents a list of Philhellenes who offered their services to Greece and supported the Greek War of Independence, and indicates on the map the country and the city of origin of each one of…

The SHP participates in Initiative 21

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The SHP participates as a cooperating institution in Initiative 21 of the 14 foundations and the National Bank of Greece, in the actions to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the Greek Revolution against the Ottoman yoke. The Initiative 21 prsented…

Season’s greetings and a Happy New Year! Best wishes from SHP to its friends

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Dear friends, 2019 was a particularly creative year for the Society for Hellenism and Philhellenism. We organized 3 major events in March, June and December 2019. You can find the video of our last event here. We designed and support…

Georgios I. Guekos: 1822/1823 HOMECOMING – A. YPSILANTIS’ FIGHTERS ON THEIR WAY BACK TO GREECE – Presentation of a book

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An original research on the fate of the fighters of Alexander Ypsilantis that survived the lethal battles of the uprising in Moldavia and Wallachia in 1821.Many of them found refuge in Odessa and from there they started their dramatic journey…

Conférence de Gilles Pécout: Le moment philhellène des intellectuels et écrivains français. La Sorbonne et la guerre de 1897.

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19.11.2019, 18h00, Auditorium Theo Angelopoulos, Institut Français d'Athènes Au principe du « moment philhellène de fin de siècle » en France se trouve le constat que le philhellénisme est un mouvement transnational qui dépasse…

Lecture by Emeritus Professor Christos Bartsokas on: The American doctor Samuel Gridley Howe (1801-1876), Hero of the Greek Revolution, Philanthropist-benefactor in Greece and the USA

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The lecture will take place on Tuesday, 8 October 2019 at 19:30 in the Stoa Vivliou Gallery (Pesmazoglou 5) The event is being organized by the College of Emeritus Professors of the University of Athens The President Dionysios Kokkinos The…

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Important poll: What do Greeks think about the role of the Philhellenes during the Revolution of 1821?

‘21 The Renaissance of Greeks: Watch the first 4 parts of the documentary of MEGA here

2020: Sotiris Tsiodras, professor of infectious diseases, doctor, heroic figure in the fight against COVID19 – 1854: Heinrich Treiber, professor, doctor, heroic figure in the fight against cholera in Athens

COVID-19: Donation of SHP in cooperation with its sponsor EUROPEAN DYNAMICS

The Philhellenes on Google Maps

The SHP participates in Initiative 21

Season’s greetings and a Happy New Year! Best wishes from SHP to its friends

Georgios I. Guekos: 1822/1823 HOMECOMING – A. YPSILANTIS’ FIGHTERS ON THEIR WAY BACK TO GREECE – Presentation of a book

Conférence de Gilles Pécout: Le moment philhellène des intellectuels et écrivains français. La Sorbonne et la guerre de 1897.

Lecture by Emeritus Professor Christos Bartsokas on: The American doctor Samuel Gridley Howe (1801-1876), Hero of the Greek Revolution, Philanthropist-benefactor in Greece and the USA

L’influence du Philhellénisme sur la musique. Interlocution de Dr Fotis Papathanasiou

Philhellenism in France and its influence on music and the arts during the War of Independence of 1821

Memorial of the American Philhellene Dr. Samuel Gridley Howe in Aegina