Alexander Argyropoulos

Alexander G. Argyropoulos

Alexander G. Argyropoulos (1883 – 1962)[1] was born in London the son of the Greek ambassador to the United Kingdom. He trained as an agricultural engineer. In his spare time he was a noted philatelist.

Philately

Argyropoulos was largely responsible for the Greek section of the Kohl Briefmarken-Handbuch. He was joint-editor of Philotelia from 1953 and an early member of the Hellenic Philotelic Society[2] as well as a member of the Royal Philatelic Society London. He was added to the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists in 1954.

References

  1. ↑ Background notes on The Roll of Distinguished Philatelists September 2011, Roll of Distinguished Philatelists Trust, London, 2011. Archived here.
  2. ↑ http://www.hps.gr/en/people_rdp.htm