Γραμματικάκης, Γιώργος

1. Entity type Person
2. Name in other language Grammatikakis, Giorgos (en)
3. Birth date 21 May 1939
4. Birth place Heraklion, Crete, Greece
5. Gender Name Male
6. Biographical Data

   1. Born in Crete, G. Grammatikakis studied Physics at the University of Athens and at the Imperial College London. In 1982, he was appointed Professor for Physics at the University of Crete. Interested in the structure of matter and cosmology, he was engaged in the NESTOR Project, an international scientific collaboration to deploy a neutrino telescope on the sea floor of Pylos. In 1990 he was elected Rector of the University of Crete, and served as Chairman of the Ionian University, Corfu. For his contributions to education and science he was honoured by the Hellenic Physical Society. He is also a successful author of popular science books on cosmology and physics. Grammatikakis has been a member of the Board of Directors of the former state-owned broadcasting corporation ERT and is vice president of the Greek National Opera. Since 2014 he is member of the European Parliament.

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