Ioannis Theodorakopoulos

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Ioannis Theorakopoulos (born in 1900 in Vassaras, Lakonia - died in 1981 in Athens) was a Greek philosopher. In 1920 Theodoracopoulos traveled to Vienna to study Classical Philology and Philosophy. Subsequently, he continued his studies of philosophy in Heidelberg and receives in 1925 his Doctorate of Philosophy from the University of Heidelberg.

In 1929, together with professors Konstantinos Tsatsos and Panayotis Kanellopoulos established the "Archive of Philosophy and Theory of Science" and was appointed as professor at the University of Thessaloniki (1933-1939), and at the University of Athens (1939-1968). Since 1950, and throughout these appointments, Theodoracopoulos also taught at the School of Political Science of Panteios University. He served twice as Minister of Education and Religion under the respective premierships of Kanellopoulos (1945) and Paraskeuopoulos (1966).

In 1960 he became a regular member of the Athens Academy and became its President in 1963 and Secretary General 1966-1981. In 1975 he established the Liberal School of Philosophy "Plethon" in his home town of Magoula-Sparta in Lakonia, organising international conferences and symposia. These highly successful events drew participants from all over Greece and Theodoracopoulos himself taught a series of seminars up to his death. Theodorakopoulos was published widely including 53 books and copious articles.

Ioannis Theodorakopoulos was AEK's twenty second president, he served from 1973 until 1974.