Background
Simopoulos, Dionysios P. was born on March 8, 1943 in Gryllos, Ilias, Greece. Son of Panagiotis D. and Eleni (Demetropoulou) Simopoulos.
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Dionysios P. Simopoulos
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Bachelor, Louisiana State University, 1968; Bachelor of Science, Louisiana State University, 1972.
Career
Assistant education curator, Louisiana Arts and Sciences Center, Baton Rouge, 1968-1969;
planetarium director, Louisiana Arts and Sciences Center, Baton Rouge, 1969-1973;
planetarium director, Eugenides Foundation, Athens, since 1973. President Institute Communication and Development, Athens, 1991-1995. Lecturer Center Economics Research, Athens, 1987-1995.
Director Center Management Sciences, Athens. Science cons.Hellas television, Athens, 1981-1992.
Achievements
Membership
Councilman Municipality of Papagos, Athens, 1987-1990. Fellow International Planetary Society (executive council since 1978), Royal Astronomical Society United Kingdom. Member American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, New York Academy of Sciences, European-Mediterranean Planetraium Association (secretary-general 1978-1996), European Association for Astronomy Education (president since 1994).
Connections
Married Karen L. Peterson, August 17, 1968. Children: Eleni, Panagiotis, Vassilis.
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Religion
Greek Orthodox
Education
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1968
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1972
Career
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1968 - 1969
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1973