Famous People with Name Alexandros

Alexandros Alexandrakis            Origin/Culture/Country: Greek

Alexandros Alexandrakis: was a Greek painter, who became widely known from his particularly dynamic depictions of the Greco-Italian War of 1940. Alexandrakis showed an early talent for design and painting. In the age of 17, he exhibited 23 works in the group show organised by HAN. He then studied painting in Athens School of Fine Arts under the supervision of masters Spyridonas Vikatos and Umbertos Argyros.

Alexandros Christofis            Origin/Culture/Country: Greek

Alexandros Christofis: was a Greek painter. He attended the School of Great Arts where he excelled with the studend Nikiforos Lytras. He later went to Naples where he attended the Instutute of Great Arts. From his journey until his death, he presented paintings with popular and teamwork positions.

Alexandros Vrasivanopoulos            Origin/Culture/Country: Greek

Alexandros Vrasivanopoulos: was a Greek sport shooter who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.

Alexandros Koryzis            Origin/Culture/Country: Greek

Alexandros Koryzis: was the Prime Minister of Greece briefly in 1941. He assumed this role on January 29, 1941, when his predecessor, the dictator Ioannis Metaxas died, during the Greco-Italian War. Prior to this, he was governor of the Bank of Greece. Although largely powerless, as the government was effectively controlled by King George II, he still bore the burden of the German invasion which commenced on April 6 of the same year. Less than two weeks later, on April 18, as German troops marched towards Athens and the city was placed under martial law, he committed suicide by shooting himself.[1] The cause of his death was initially reported to be a heart attack, probably to avoid causing mass panic in Athens.

Alexandros Skouzes            Origin/Culture/Country: Greek

Alexandros Skouzes: was a Greek politician who served several times as Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Greece. He studied law and graduated by 1873, becoming a lawyer, while from 1873 to 1880, he worked as a diplomat. He was first elected as an MP for Attica in 1890, and served in the same post until 1912. He was also named Minister for Foreign Affairs in several cabinets of Theodoros Deligiannis, Dimitrios Rallis and Georgios Theotokis: from 31 May 1895 to 18 April 1897, from 24 November 1902 to 14 June 1903, from 16 December 1904 to 12 June 1905, and from 8 December 1905 to 21 June 1908. He died in Athens in 1937.