Background
Mark Mindler was born in Athens, Greece, to parents of German descent.
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Mark Mindler
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He studied law at the University of Athens. In 1882, having acquired his Doctor of Philosophy, he was admitted to the Athens Bar Association and started working as a non-salaried assistant judge in the Athens court of first instance, rising to serve as an associate judge in the Court of Appeal.
Career
In 1886 he was appointed stenographer in the Parliament of Greece. Mark Mindler died in 1957. Mindler devoted significant time promoting the education and development of Greece"s youth through activities such as sports and scouting.
When he departed in 1928, he was awarded the title of honorary president
Mark Mindler actively promoted the Scout Movement in Greece, founding and leading the first Greek scouting group. Mindler was a homo universalis.
As a devoted athlete he participated in 1875 in the third Zappas Olympics, the first revival of the Olympic Games. Apart from his involvement in SEGAS and the scouting movement, he was a president of the Neo Faliro Nautical Club, the Panhellenic Gymnastics Association, and the biking club
In addition, as a philatelist he served as a president of the Hellenic Philotelic Society (1929), and as a graduate of the Athens Conservatoire he participated in a number of its concerts.
In addition, the municipality of Athens presented him with the Bronze Medal of the City of Athens. Every year since his death the Scout Group that he founded has laid fresh red and black tulips on his grave during a dedicated memorial service.
Achievements
Membership
He was a member of the board of the Panhellenic Association of Amateur Athletics (SEGAS) when it was first established and served as its president from 1914 to 1926.
