


October 20, 1827 - The naval battle at Navarino and Georges Canning
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The naval battle at Navarino successfully seals the liberation struggle of the Greeks, and paves the way for the establishment of the independent Greek state. The driving force behind this great victory is clearly the…

Interactive map of Lord Byron's travels in Greece, Italy and Switzerland
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In the context of the bicentenary since Lord Byron's death, the Society for Hellenism and Philhellenism (SHP), collaborated with the British Embassy in Bern, Switzerland, to create an interactive map referring to Lord…

COUNT PAUL von NORMANN-EHRENFELS PASSED AWAY
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On November 9, 2023, Count Paul von Normann-Ehrenfels, a descendant of the great Philhellene general Norman, commander of the Philhellenic Battalion and Greek Regular Army, a big part of which was sacrificed in the unfortunate…

Francisco de Miranda - Alexander Ypsilantis: Parallel Lives
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To this day, the personality of the Venezuelan Don Francisco de Miranda, general and initiator of Latin American independence, has been historically linked to that of Rigas Feraios. Both were associated with the independence struggles of…

International Women's Day 2023: Tribute to Juliette Récamier
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The SHP and the Museum of Philhellenism both pay tribute to the great French Philhellene Juliette Récamier.
French-born Jeanne Françoise Julie Adélade Récamier (1777-1849) hosted one of Paris's most influential philosophical salons,…

8 March 2022: international women's day
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SHP and the Philhellenism Museum honor the great American Philhellene Julia Ward Howe, Julia Ward (1819-1910).
Famous pacifist, feminist, abolitionist, human rights activist, and poet. She wrote the poem Battle Hymn of the Republic.
Wife…

The Philhellene doctor Louis-André Gosse and the epidemic of 1828
Biographiesby Georgios Argyrakos
European philhellenism, as a historical phenomenon, has a "persistent" character, because it appears since Roman times and continues in various forms in Byzantium, in Medieval Europe, in the Orthodox Slavic world,…

William Townsend Washington, an American Philhellene in the Greek Revolution
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William Townsend Washington (1802-1827) was an American Philhellene from the State of Virginia in the United States of America. He was a Lieutenant in the US Army (4th Artillery Regiment). After attending the West Point…

Gramsi Michele, Italian Philhellene, officer of the Greek Army during the Greek war for independence
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Gramsi Michele (1786-1873). Italian Philhellene form Naples. Artillery captain of the Army of the Kingdom of Naples. He reached Kalamata on May 1, 1821 and joined the first regular military unit, under the command of…

Franciszek Mierzewski, Polish Philhellene, hero of the Greek Revolution
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Franciszek Mierzewski or Mierzejewski (1786 - 1822), was a Polish officer from Warsaw, who served in the French Army.
In 1807, after the Treaty of Tilsit, which led to the liberation of Poland from the Russians and…

De Lannoy Augustin, Belgian Philhellene, volunteer fighter, heroic figure of the Greek war of independence
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De Lannoy, (Guillaume) Augustin (also written as Delannoy, Delannoi, Delanoi) was a volunteer from Brussels, Belgium. According to some sources (i.e. Fornezy) a certain "Delannoi" was reported to be part of the Battalion…

Carl Rottmann, German Philhellene landscape painter of Greece
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Carl Anton Joseph Rottmann was a famous German landscape painter and a beloved painter of the Bavarian king Ludwig I (1786 - 1868). He was famous for his mythical-heroic themes in his painting. Rottmann's greatest artistic…

Dr. Samuel Gridley Howe, American Philhellene, physician, educator, philanthropist, benefactor of Greece
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Samuel Gridley Howe (1801-1876) was a prominent American Philhellene, physician, lawyer, pioneer educator, and philanthropist.
He was born in Boston, Massachusetts, to a wealthy family of merchants. His grandfather…

Ludwig Lange (1808-1868): German Philhellene architect and painter
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Ludwig Lange, was a German architect and designer, born on March 22, 1808 in Darmstadt. His father, Christian Friedrich (1759–1840), was a clerk of the Court. Ludwig had two younger brothers with whom he cooperated.…