Background
Hadjidemetriou, John Demetrios was born on November 29, 1937 in Thessaloniki, Macedonia, Greece. Son of Demetrios J. and Ourania A. (Papadopoulou) Hadjidemetriou.
Hadjidemetriou, John Demetrios was born on November 29, 1937 in Thessaloniki, Macedonia, Greece. Son of Demetrios J. and Ourania A. (Papadopoulou) Hadjidemetriou.
Bachelor of Science in Mathematics, University Thessaloniki, Greece, 1959. Doctor of Philosophy of Physics and Astronomy, University Manchester, England, 1965.
Research assistant, Hellenic Research Foundation, Thessaloniki, Greece, 1965-1966; university assistant, U. Thessaloniki, 1966-1969; professor, chair mechanics, U. Thessaloniki, since 1969. Science advising committee member Center for Fundamental Research in Space Dynamics and Celestial Mechanics, New Delhi, India, since 1993.
Second lieutenant Greece Artillery, 1960-1962. Member International Astronomical Union (member science organizing committee 1980-1992, pres commission 7, 2000-2003), European Astronomical Society (founder), Celestial Mechanics Institute, Hellenic Astronomical Society (vice chairman 1992-1996).
Married Athena Georgopoulou, April 11, 1966. Children: Ourania, Demetrios, Chrysoula.