Albert Einstein & Constantinos Karatheodoris
June Samaras
Israel donates copies of Einstein's letters to Greek mathematician
Ten copies of letters exchanged between Albert Einstein and noted
Greek mathematician Constantinos Karatheodoris that are held at the
Einstein Museum in Israel were presented to Greece on Tuesday by
Israeli Ambassador to Athens Ram Aviram.
Presenting the photocopied letters to Deputy Foreign Minister
Evripides Stylianides, Aviram said the meeting presaged the start of
closer ties between Greece and Israel in a number of areas.
Stylianides said the cultural exchange signalled the desire of
both countries to communicate and highlight the aspects that brought
them closer together.
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Greece had officially requested copies of the 47 letters exchanged
between the two men, as well as some of the original letters.
Stylianides noted that the letters were historic and highly
valuable mementos of a friendship and cooperation that had helped the
world progress.
"These findings, as well as others that are held in European and
American universities, concerning the private life and work of
Karatheodoris are destined for a museum bearing his name in Komotini,
where he was born," the minister revealed.
Karatheodoris was born in 1873 and died in 1950, having achieved
distinction at major German universities. Among his achievements was
the foundation of the University of Izmir and the modernisation of the
Aristotelian University of Thessaloniki.
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June Samaras
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