Dimitrios Vikelas
Greek businessman and writer; president of the International Olympic Committee (1835-1908)
Facts
24 properties- Instance of
- human
- Date of birth
- February 15, 1835
- Date of death
- July 20, 1908
- Place of birth
- Ermoupolis
- Place of death
- Athens
- Occupation
- historian, writer, translator, poet, businessperson, politician, scholar, prose writer[13][14][15]
- Position held
- president of the International Olympic Committee (1894–1896), president[16][17]
- Educated at
- University College London[18]
- Award received
- Knight of the Legion of Honour, Order of the Redeemer, Order of the Dannebrog[19][20][21]
- Languages spoken, written or signed
- English, Modern Greek[39][40]
- Contributed to creative work
- Prevezanika Chronika
- Copyright status as a creator
- copyrights on works have expired
- Depicted by
- Bust of Dimitrios Vikela, Veroia[35]
- Described by source
- Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Library of the World's Best Literature, Lexikó Neoellīnīkís Logotechnías[36][37][38]
- Family
- Mela family[24]
- Member of
- International Olympic Committee[22]
- Name in native language
- Δημήτριος Βικέλας[41]
- Native language
- Modern Greek[11]
🏷️ Also known as
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fr Demetrius Vikelas
fr Dimitrios Vikelas
fr Dimitrios Vikélas
🔖 Identifiers · 72
- ISNI
- 0000000110276885
- VIAF cluster ID
- 59262896
- Library of Congress Authorities ID
- n84019721
- GND ID
- 119154307
- A Dictionary of Sports Studies entry ID
- 1169
- Academy of Athens authority ID
- 132558
- BIBSYS ID
- 97048622
- BiblioNet author ID
- 3974
- Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
- 137425861
- British Museum person or institution ID
- 182703
- Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
- vikelas-demetrius
- CANTIC ID
- 981058615780206706
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- CONOR.SI ID
- 85586787
- Canadiana Name Authority ID
- ncf12141973
- Catalogue of the General State Archives ID
- u-1913
- CiNii Research ID
- 1140563741816134784
- Cyprus University of Technology ID
- 119112
- DDB person (GND) ID
- 119154307
- Dansk Forfatterleksikon ID
- u267
- Databazeknih.cz author ID
- 85165
- De Agostini ID
- Vikélas,+Dimítrios
- Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
- 119154307
- Dimitri and Aliki Perrotis Central Library ID
- 8280
- Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
- biography/Dimitrios-Vikelas
- Encyclopædia Universalis ID
- dimitrios-vikelas
- FAST ID
- 127665
- Freebase ID
- /m/029gw2
- Golden ID (archived)
- Demetrius_Vikelas-RJD4W
- Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
- Dimítrios_Vikélas
- Harper's tag
- demetrios-vikelas
- Hrvatska enciklopedija ID
- 64608
- IdRef ID
- 085973815
- J9U entity ID
- 987007445027905171
- Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
- 119154307
- Keratsini-Drapetsona libraries' catalogue authority ID
- 67571
- Libraries Australia ID
- 36014389
- Libris-URI
- 1zcfj3pk0sv7d2s
- MMB ID
- 39975
- Municipal Library of Trikala ID
- 76793
- NACSIS-CAT author ID
- DA15497343
- NE.se ID
- dimitrios-vikelas
- NL CR AUT ID
- jn20010602921
- NLA Trove people ID
- 1185965
- NLP ID
- a0000002793607
- NUKAT ID
- n2008073220
- National Library of Israel ID (old)
- 002294513
- National Library of Poland MMS ID
- 9810552556105606
- National Library of Portugal ID
- 167194
- National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
- XX1662399
- Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
- 07154173X
- Obálky knih ID
- jn20010602921
- Olympedia people ID
- 899377
- Open Library ID
- OL676975A
- OpenMLOL author ID
- 43648
- Oxford Reference overview ID
- 20110803115839206
- Persée author ID
- 264441
- Project Gutenberg author ID
- 6012
- RERO ID (legacy)
- A000172757
- Roglo person ID
- p=dimitrios;n=vikelas
- SBN author ID
- PUVV306034, PUVV336851
- SELIBR ID
- 257537
- SHARE Catalogue author ID
- 184897
- SVKKL authority ID
- 0324711-Vikelas-Dimitrios-18351908
- SearchCulture.gr ID
- persons/1620623897
- Unione Romana Biblioteche Scientifiche ID
- 339725
- Vatican Library ID (former scheme)
- ADV10083411
- Vatican Library VcBA ID
- 495/72873
- WikiTree person ID
- Βικέλας-1
- WorldCat Entities ID
- E39PBJjdf6CxVkwfVCDxwjqmh3
- Yale LUX ID
- person/88be7e52-56a1-49af-bd00-1ef0dcabf860
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Founded entities 1
Given name 1
Instance of 1
Member of 1
Named after 1
Native language 1
Place of birth 1
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Summary
Dimitrios Vikelas was born on February 15, 1835[1], in Ermoupolis[2]. He died on July 20, 1908[3], in Athens[4]. He worked as a historian[5], writer[6], translator[7], poet[8], and businessperson[9].
Body
Works and Contributions
Things named for Dimitrios Vikelas include Syros Island National Airport[42], an airport[43], in Greece[44].
Why It Matters
Entities named for Dimitrios Vikelas include Syros Island National Airport[42], an airport[43], in Greece[44].
FAQs
Where was Dimitrios Vikelas born?
Dimitrios Vikelas's place of birth was Ermoupolis[2].
Where did Dimitrios Vikelas die?
Dimitrios Vikelas passed away in Athens[4].
What did Dimitrios Vikelas do for work?
Dimitrios Vikelas worked as a historian[5], writer[6], translator[7], poet[8], and businessperson[9].
Where did Dimitrios Vikelas go to school?
Dimitrios Vikelas was educated at University College London[18].
What awards did Dimitrios Vikelas receive?
Honors received include Knight of the Legion of Honour[19], Order of the Redeemer[20], and Order of the Dannebrog[21].