Nelly Tsouyopoulos
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Nelly Saveriadou
13 April 1930
University of Münster, 1962
University of Münster, 1979
Nelly Tsouyopoulos | |
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Νέλλη Τσουγιοπούλου | |
| Born | Νέλλη Σαβεριάδου Nelly Saveriadou 13 April 1930 Varosha, Famagusta, British Cyprus |
| Died | 5 May 2005 (aged 75) Oxford, UK |
| Awards | Medal of Friendship of the University of Münster, 2002 |
| Academic background | |
| Education | National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 1952 University of Münster, 1962 University of Münster, 1979 |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | University of Münster |
Nelly Tsouyopoulos (née Saveriadou; Greek: Νέλλη Τσουγιοπούλου; 13 April 1930 – 5 May 2005) was a Cypriot medical historian and academic, specialising in the history of the late Enlightenment and early 19th century.[1][2]
Nelly Saveriadou was born on 13 April 1930 in Varosha, British Cyprus.[1][3] Tsouyopoulos held British citizenship.[4]
In 1947, Tsouyopoulos enrolled at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and graduated in 1952 with a diploma in history and classics.[1] From 1953 to 1956, Tsouyopoulos worked as a teacher in Famagusta and Morphou.[1]
In 1957, Tsouyopoulos was awarded a scholarship by the Greek state and the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation to study at the University of Münster.[1] Tsouyopoulos graduated in 1962 with a thesis entitled "Punishment in Early Greek Thought".[1]
Career
From 1967 to 1971, Tsouyopoulos was a research associate at the Research Institute for the History of Science and Technology at the Deutsches Museum.[1]
In 1972, Tsouyopoulos became an assistant professor at the Institute for History and Philosophy of Medicine at the University of Muenster.[1] In 1979 Tsouyopoulos received her Habilitation in the History and Philosophy of Medicine, and from 1984 to 1995, Tsouyopoulos held the position of professor.[1]
From 1989 to 1995 Tsouyopoulos was the president of the interim governing committee for the University of Cyprus.[1][5] From 1996 until her death in 2005 Tsouyopoulos was a member of the governing board of the Institute for Interdisciplinary Cyprus Studies at the University of Münster.[1][5]
In 2002, Tsouyopoulos was awarded the Medal of Friendship of the University of Münster.[6]
