Kostas Gavroglou, Emeritus Professor of History of Science of the Department of History and Philosophy of Science, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.
His research fields are the history of physical chemistry, the history of quantum chemistry, the history of artificial cold, the historiography of the appropriation of scientific ideas and practices by the European periphery from the 18th century and issues related to Galileo’s encounters with Pope Urban VIII. He was the recipient of the 2020 Gustav Neuenschwander Prize of the European Society for the History of Science. Between 2016 and 2019, he served as Minister of Education and Research in the SYRIZA Government.
Efthymios Nicolaidis, Emeritus Director of research, Institute of Historical Research, the National Hellenic Research Foundation
Born in Athens, 1954, studied physics and history of science in France. Main publications on the history of astronomy, the relations between science and religion, the history of science in Byzantium and the Ottoman Empire, and the spread of Modern European science. President of the International Union of the History and Philosophy of Science (2013-2017), Permanent Secretary of the International Academy of the History of Science (2023-). Prize Chaire Blaise Pascal (France) 2013. Editor of the journal Almagest. Author or editor of about 20 books and author of about 100 artciles and book chapters. CV and publications: http://hpdst.gr/users/efthymios-nicolaidis