Background
Yalouris, Nicholas was born on August 2, 1918 in Smyrna, Asia Minor. Son of Philemon and Anastasia (Zormalia) Yalouris.
Yalouris, Nicholas was born on August 2, 1918 in Smyrna, Asia Minor. Son of Philemon and Anastasia (Zormalia) Yalouris.
Graduate department philosophy, University Athens, 1940. Doctor of Philosophy, University Basel, Switzerland, 1950.
Researcher Musée d'Art et d'Histoire, Geneva, 1949-1950. Officer Greek Archaeol. Service, 1951-1981; director antiquities Western Peloponnes, 1952-1966.
Director department sculpture National Archaeol. Museum, Athens, 1966-1970, director Greek antiquities, 1970-1971, director, 1973-1980, general inspector service, 1977-1981. Professor University Athens, 1977-1978.
Senior research fellow Greek and Roman antiquities Metropolitan Museum Art, New York City, 1969. Lecturer College Year in Athens, 1964-1994. Excavations include ancient Elis, Temple of Apollo Epikourios at Bassae, also sites in Achaia, Elis, Messenia.
Member Institute Advanced Studies, Princeton, New Jersey, 1968-1969.
(Classical Greece : the sculpture of the Parthenon ( the E...)
Served with Greek Army, 1938-1941, 45. Member Greek Archaeol. Society, German Archaeol.
Institute, Austrian Archaeol. Institute, International Olympic Academy (honorary vice president), Lexicon Iconographicum Mythologiae Classicae (president), Archaeol. Institute American (honorary), Archaeol Institute American (foreign honorary member).
Married Athanasia Bogri, May 4, 1963. Children: Marc-Pierre, Helen-Anastasia.