Demetrios Vikelas (also written as Demetrius Bikelas; Greek: Δημήτριος Βικέλας; 15 February 1835 – 20 July 1908) was a Greek businessman and writer; he...
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and Vikelas was duly chosen as the first president of the IOC. Pierre, Baron de Coubertin, took over the IOC presidency when Demetrios Vikelas stepped...
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amateurism and the other on reviving the Olympics. A Greek participant, Demetrios Vikelas, was appointed to head the commission on the Olympics, and would later...
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modern Olympic Games. Founded in 1894 by Pierre de Coubertin and Demetrios Vikelas, it is based in Lausanne, Switzerland. The IOC is the authority responsible...
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their father, were also educator Manolis Triantafyllidis, writer Demetrios Vikelas and composer Spyridon Samaras. Ioannis Papafis, benefactor from Thessaloniki...
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Country From Until Notes Ferdinando Lucchesi-Palli Italy 1894 1894 Demetrios Vikelas Greece 1894 1897 President (1894–1896) Arthur Russell, 2nd Baron Ampthill...
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the founders of the Modern Olympic Games, Pierre de Coubertin and Demetrios Vikelas and the first games in 1896, runner Giorgos Sabanis carries a flag...
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classic of Greek literature. Historical novel Loukis Laras (1879) by Demetrios Vikelas, a prolific author and translator, stands out for its naturalistic...
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Venizelos’ educational programme during the 1910s was substantial. With Demetrios Vikelas, he co-founded the Society for the Dissemination of Beneficial Books...
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dissented. After a brief discussion with Vikelas, who represented Greece, Coubertin suggested Athens. Vikelas made the Athens proposal official on 23 June...
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Letters. His wife was Rallou Nikolaou Thoma and his nephews were Demetrios Vikelas and Pavlos Melas. Pavlos Drandakis, Μεγάλη Ελληνική Εγκυκλοπαίδεια...
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newspaper called "Melissa", along with his classmate and future writer, Demetrios Vikelas. After graduating highschool in 1855, Rhoides settled in Berlin in...
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Books" (Σ.Ω.Β.), of which Drossinis was a co-founder (along with Demetrios Vikelas) and a lifelong secretary. The poet's collaborations in Greek publications...
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Giovanno Electros Nikos Engonopoulos Costas Evangelatos Demetrios Farmakopoulos Alekos Fassianos Demetrios Galanis Katerina Grolliou Nicholaos Gysis Nikos Hadjikyriakos-Ghikas...
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