1 THANASSIS CHRISTOU Professor of Modern and Contemporary History Department of History, Archaeology and Cultural Resources Management of the Faculty of Humanities and Cultural Studies University of the Peloponnese Thanassis Christou is Professor of Modern and Contemporary History at the Department of History, Archaeology and Cultural Resources Management of the Faculty of Humanities and Cultural Studies (Kalamata), University of the Peloponnese. He was born in 1963 in Thespies of Thebes where he completed his general education and subsequently continued with his studies in Modern and Contemporary History at the Philosophical Faculty of the Universities of Thessaloniki, Munich and Athens. His studies and articles focus on the history of the Modern Greek State (from 1830 to the present) and specifically the formation of the political institutions, the foundation of the University of Athens, the development of the students’ movement, the writing of biographies of important personalities who influenced Greek society. One of his most recent research interests is the highlighting of the unknown aspects of the history of the German occupation and Greek resistance according to the German archives. Also, he focuses on the formation of the ideological currents in Greece as well as in Europe during the 19th, 20th and 21st century. His scientific work consists of lots of books, studies and articles. In addition, he has participated in numerous Greek and International Conferences and is a member of several related scientific unions and societies. He has been teaching the course of the Modern and Contemporary History in 2 the University of the Peloponnese since 2004. In September 2016, the Postgraduate Programme «Modern and Contemporary History: New considerations and perspectives», was established on his own initiative, in February 2017, the «Laboratory of Modern and Contemporary History» was established again by his actions and in July 2018 was established the Summer School «Routes of Modern and Contemporary History» that programmes currently operate under his authority. The Postgraduate Programme, the Laboratory of Modern and Contemporary History and the Summer School are three academic institutions aiming at the emergence of highly specialized scientific and research potential that will contribute to the rational utilization of the greek history of the 19th, 20thand 21stcentury in its relation with the European world and of course through the primary material of the Greek and foreign archives (publications, international conferences, research programs, lectures, student exchanges etc.). University of the Peloponnese Department of History, Archaeology and Cultural Resources Management Palaio Stratopedo –Anatoliko Kentro 24100 Kalamata Greece Tel: 27210-65156, Mob. 6977-677042 e-mail: [email protected] - [email protected] Publications Books ► Konstantinos Dimitriou Schinas (1801-1857). His life, work and era, Athens 1998 (1st reprint in 2003) (Association for the Expansion of Useful Books Publications) ► From the First National Assembly of Epidaurus (1821) to the incorporation of the Dodekanese (1947), Athens 1999 (Dimiourgia Publications) ► The borders of the Greek state and the international treaties (1830-1947), Athens 1999 (Dimiourgia Publications) ► Approaches to Modern Greek History. From Rhigas Velestinlis (1757- 1798) to the involvement of Greece in the World War II (1940-1941), Athens 2001 (War Museum Publications) ► The intersecting routes of Boeotia in sports and culture, Livadeia 2002 (Prefecture of Viotia Publications) 3 ► The Kopais matter and the social struggle for its solution (1865-1953). Dimitrios G. Papaspyrou (1902-1987) and his contribution to the settlement of Kopais matter, Athens 2002 (Centre for the Development and Renewal of the Western and Southern District of Thebes Publications) ► Georgios P. Kremos (1839-1926). A leading historian from Arachova, Athens 2005 (Municipality of Arachova Publications) ► Political and social aspects of the Greek Revolution of 1821, Athens 2013 (Papazisis Publications) ► The role of the Youth at the Front, the Occupation and the Resistance (1940- 1944) - Political and military documents, Athens 2016, vol. 1 (The General Secretary of Lifelong Learning and Young of the Ministry of Education, Research and Religious Affairs Publications) ► The role of the Youth at the Front, the Occupation and the Resistance (1940- 1944) - Diplomatic documents, Athens 2017, vol. 2 (The General Secretary of Lifelong Learning and Young of the Ministry of Education, Research and Religious Affairs Publications) ► Petros Socr. Kokkalis (1896 – 1962). The urban revolutionary doctor from anti-Venizelism to Leninism, Athens 2019, (Laboratory of Modern and Contemporary History, Department of History, Archaeology and Cultural Resources Management of the Faculty of Humanities and Cultural Studies [Kalamata], University of the Peloponnese Publications) ► Petros Socr. Kokkalis (1896 – 1962). The urban revolutionary doctor from anti-Venizelism to Leninism, Athens 2019 (Livani Publishing-2nd edition) ► Petros Socrates Kokkalis (1896 – 1962). The urban revolutionary doctor from anti-Venizelism to Leninism, Athens 2019 (Livani Publishing-1st English edition) ► Petros Socrates Kokkalis (1896 – 1962). The urban revolutionary doctor from anti-Venizelism to Leninism, Athens 2020, (Livani Publishing and Laboratory of Modern and Contemporary History, Department of History, Archaeology and Cultural Resources Management of the Faculty of Humanities and Cultural Studies [Kalamata], University of the Peloponnese Publications-2nd English edition) ► Timeline of the Revolution of 1821. Defining the milestones of the nation's Struggle, Tripoli 2021 (Published by the Peloponnese Region) ► Tracing the contribution of Kalamata and Messinia’s heartland to the epic of Independence. Milestones and fighters of 1821, Kalamata 2021 (Published by the 4 Municipality of Kalamata) (Greek edition) ► Tracing the contribution of Kalamata and Messinia’s heartland to the epic of Independence. Milestones and fighters of 1821, Kalamata 2021 (Published by the Municipality of Kalamata) (English edition) Studies and Articles in conference proceedings, collective volumes, magazines and newspapers ► «History of Friedrich von Triersch’s Regency», in: Proceedings of the 10th Panhellenic History Conference, Thessaloniki 1989, p. 99-108 ► «Die politische und bildungspolitische Situation in Griechenland im Spiegel der Korrespondenz K. D. Schinas’ mit Fr. v. Thiersch (1831-1857)», in: Balkan Studies, vol. 312 (1990), p. 307-320 ► «20th century: A century of German history?», in: Tomi 301, issue 2 (1990), p. 89-91 ► «Views on the education’s organization in the beginning of the foundation of the modern Greek state», in: Proceedings of the 11th Panhellenic History Conference, Thessaloniki 1991, p. 105-120 ► «The political correspondence between Friedrich von Thiersch and K. D. Schinas», in: Friedrich Thiersch and the genesis of the Greek state from the point of view of the 20th century, Athens 1991, p. 125-143 ► «Die politische Korrespondenz Thiersch mit Konstantin Demetrius Shinas», in: Friedrich Thiersch und die Entstehung des Griechischen Staates aus der Sicht des 20. Jahrhunderts, Athens 1991, p. 141-156 ► «Der Nachlass Thierschiana Ι und seine Bedeutung für die Griechische Geschichtsschreibung», in: Balkan Studies, vol. 321 (1991), p. 23-33 ► «Research and record of the modern Greek history sources of the Bayerische Stadtsbibliotek and the Bayerisches Hauptstaatsarchiv München», in: Mnimon, vol. 13 (1991), p. 302-308 ► «United Germany’s international orientations and external policy», in: Tomi 301, issue 3 (1991), p. 98-100 ► «K. D. Schinas and the first deanery of the Othonian University (1837- 1838)», in: Istorika, issue 17 (1992), p. 371-384 5 ► «The attempt of Nicolaos Voilas for a Greek-Albanian understanding on the Eve of the First World War», in: Proceedings of the 12th Panhellenic History Conference, Thessaloniki 1992, p. 431-449 ► «An antiquities sales agreement in the 19th century!», in: Tomi 301, issue 4 (1992), p. 14-22 ► «K. D. Schinas and the first deanery of the Othonian University (1837- 1838)», in: Proceedings of the 13th Panhellenic History Conference, Thessaloniki 1993, p. 303-322 ► «“A project for the national nurture and the public education in Greece (1827)” by Alexandros Stourtzas», in: Tomi 301, issue 6 (1993), p. 90-97 ► «Political persecutions against archaeologists: the case of Andreas Moustoxydis (1785-1860)», in: Archaeology, issue 46 (1993), p. 76-80 ► «The institution of study guides in the University of Athens», in: Proceedings of the 14th Panhellenic History Conference, Thessaloniki 1994, p. 601- 613 ► «The students’ movement and the University of Athens in the decade of 1840», in: Septième congrès international d'études du sud-est européen, Athens 1994, p. 30 ► «K. D. Schinas und das erste Rektorat an der Ottonischen Universität (1837- 1838)», in: Balkan Studies, vol. 352 (1994), p. 301-316 ► «The 3rd September 1843 and the University of Athens»: Proceedings ofthe 15th Panhellenic History Conference, Thessaloniki 1995, p. 199-217 ► «Hellenism of Northern Epirus and Greek-Albanian relations (1897-1918)» (Ed. Β. Kontis») (Alexander S. Onassis Public Benefit Foundation), Athens 1995 ► «The students’ movement and its first manifestation in the University of Athens (1839)», in: Proceedings of the 16th Panhellenic History Conference, Thessaloniki 1996, p. 289-308 ► «Pontos, the unforgettable homeland», in: The Calendar of