Philhellenes’ Archive

Dr. Samuel Gridley Howe, American Philhellene, physician, educator, philanthropist, benefactor of Greece

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

Biographies

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.…

Ferdinand Stademann (1791 – 1873): German Philhellene painter, creator of the “Panorama of Athens”

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German designer and lithographer, Wilhelm August Ferdinand Stademann, was born in Berlin in 1791 and died in Munich in 1873. He lived in Bavaria from 1810 onwards. Between 1832 and 1836 he was in Greece as an envoy of…

Othon, first King of Greece, continued the Philhellenic policy of his father, Ludwig I

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Othon (1815-1867), was a Bavarian prince and the first king of Greece, in 1833-1862. He was the only king who held the title "King of Greece", since the following ones, from George I onwards, bore the title "King of the…

Friedrich Wilhelm Thiersch, passionate advocate of the Greek rights, founder of German Philhellenism and “Praeceptor Bavariae”, Teacher of Bavaria

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"[…] Es lebe Ihre Heimat, die auch für mich die schonste Heimat is, die Heimat meiner Bildung und meiner Ideale!" "Long live your Homeland, which for me is the most beautiful homeland, the homeland of my Education and…

Percy Bysshe Shelley, romantic English lyricist and prophet of the Greek Revolution

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"We are all Greeks" The well - known phrase which motivated the British and European public opinion of 1821 in favor of the Greek War for Independence, came from a delicate, thoughtful and unrecognized poet…

Leo Von Klenze (1784 – 1864), German classicist architect and painter, diplomatic talent, he envisioned “Athens on the Isar”

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The archaeologist and painter Leo von Klenze (1784-1864) was born on February 29 as the third child of a nine-member family in Boklah, near the village of Schladen am Harz in Lower Saxony. At the age of 16 he began studying…

Wilhelm Traugott Krug, German Philhellene, passionate supporter of the Greek Struggle for Freedom and Independence

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A special place in the history of the German Philhellenic movement that manifested itself at the beginning of the 19th century, is undoubtedly held by those brave scholars and academic people, who openly declared their…

Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald, legendary British admiral, Philhellene and pioneer of marine technology and innovation

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Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald (1775-1860), was a British admiral, a legendary seaman, one of the most emblematic and famous sailors of all time, a hero in Britain and Latin America, and a Philhellene. This diverse…

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The West refuses to assign Cyprus to the Ottomans24 July 2026 - 10:50 am
A painting by the Italian Philhellene Giuseppe Lorenzo Gatteri (1829–1884) from the collections of the Philhellenism Museum. In this rare artwork, the distinguished history theme painter Gatteri depicts Marcantonio Bragadin (1523–1571), the heroic defender of Famagusta during the Ottoman siege (1570–71), refusing to surrender the city to them. The female figure on the right side […]
“Odysseus and Nausicaa” (Odysseus und Nausikaa)19 July 2026 - 7:42 pm
Oil painting by the German painter Carl Fielgraf (1804–1865) from the collections of the Philhellenism Museum. In light of the recent discourse surrounding Christopher Nolan’s new film “The Odyssey”, and specifically the discussion regarding the female emancipation in Homer’s work, we present this painting to highlight that the figure of Nausicaa represents a progressive […]

Philhellenes’ Archive

Dr. Samuel Gridley Howe, American Philhellene, physician, educator, philanthropist, benefactor of Greece

Ludwig Lange (1808-1868): German Philhellene architect and painter

Ferdinand Stademann (1791 – 1873): German Philhellene painter, creator of the “Panorama of Athens”

Othon, first King of Greece, continued the Philhellenic policy of his father, Ludwig I

Friedrich Wilhelm Thiersch, passionate advocate of the Greek rights, founder of German Philhellenism and “Praeceptor Bavariae”, Teacher of Bavaria

Percy Bysshe Shelley, romantic English lyricist and prophet of the Greek Revolution

Leo Von Klenze (1784 – 1864), German classicist architect and painter, diplomatic talent, he envisioned “Athens on the Isar”

Wilhelm Traugott Krug, German Philhellene, passionate supporter of the Greek Struggle for Freedom and Independence

Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald, legendary British admiral, Philhellene and pioneer of marine technology and innovation

Thomas Moore (1779-1852), Ireland’s national bard, Philhellene, advocate of the Greek War for independence

Peter von Hess, German romantic-realist painter, illustrator of the Greek Revolution

Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, British Philhellene, Writer, Percy Bysshe Shelley’s companion

Santorre du Santarosa, Italian officer and Philhellene, hero of the Greek Revolution of 1821

Pietro Tarella, Italian officer and Philhellene, hero of the Battle of Peta

George Finlay, British Philhellene, fighter during the Greek Revolution, important historian and lawyer