Philhellenes’ Archive

Ferdinand Stademann (1791 - 1873): German Philhellene painter, creator of the "Panorama of Athens"

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

Biographies

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

Biographies

"[…] 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

Biographies

"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”

Biographies

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

Biographies

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

Biographies

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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IRISH PARTICIPATION IN THE GREEK WAR OF INDEPENDENCE2 April 2025 - 6:49 pm
BY JIM SMYTH ABSTRACT In his book, The Philhellenes, C.M. Woodhouse comments: “Again and again, it will be found in the story of the Philhellenes that they originated from the minority peoples of the British Isles” (p.64) Yet he offers no more than a cursory explanation for this, and other writers on the topic […]
Tuesday, 18 and Wednesday, 19 March 2025 – Rosa Botsaris presents Rosa Botsaris4 March 2025 - 6:18 pm
The SHP and the Philhellenism Museum are organizing in the context of the National Anniversary of March 25th, a special and meaningful ceremony. The emblematic portrait of Ekaterini (Rosa) Botsari, created by the leading German Philhellene artist Joseph Karl Stieler, is presented for the very first time in Greece. The portrait was acquired […]

Philhellenes’ Archive

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

George Gordon Noel Byron, Lord Byron, the synonym of Romanticism and Philhellenism, the savior of Greece

Andrea Dania, Italian officer, Philhellene, hero of the battle of Peta