Background
Svolopoulos, Sotirios was born on June 4, 1920 in Piraeus, Greece. Son of Nicholaos and Theophane (Salapata) Svolopoulos.
Svolopoulos, Sotirios was born on June 4, 1920 in Piraeus, Greece. Son of Nicholaos and Theophane (Salapata) Svolopoulos.
Bachelor of Science, University Athens, Greece, 1944. Doctor of Philosophy, University Athens, Greece, 1960. Postgraduate, University Exetel, England, 1953.
Assistant National Observatory, Greece, 1945-1955. Research associate University Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1953-1954, University Texas, 1960-1962, University Arizona, 1963. Research astronomer Lick Observatory, California, 1956-1960.
Associate University Basel, Switzerland, 1964-1965. Assistant professor University Athens, 1966-1967, professor astrophysics, 1973-1987, professor emeritus, 1987. Professor astronomy University Ioannina, Greece, 1967-1973.
Chairman department mathematics University Ioaninna, 1968-1969. Section leader University Athens, 1984-1986.
Member International Astronomical Union.
Married Helen Tsoudi, May 7, 1965. Children: Theophane, Marina, Niki.