Ioannis Drosopoulos

Ioannis A. Drosopoulos (Greek: Ιωάννης Α. Δροσόπουλος; Sourpi, Magnesia, 24 July [O.S. 12 July] 1864^[2] – Athens, 27 July 1939) was a Greek economist who acted as Subgovernor and Governor of the National Bank of Greece.^[1]^[3]

Biography

He was hired in the National Bank at a young age and worked in it for thirty two years in total. In 1911 he was promoted to the position of General Inspector, and then to that of Director and in 1914 was elected Subgovernor. In 1928 he became Governor of the Bank of Greece, a position in which he remained until his death.^[3]^[4]

He was one of the first settlers of Ekali.

He died on 27 July 1939 in Athens.^[3] Athanasios Drosopoulos was his son.

Sources

Πανελλήνιον Λεύκωμα Εθνικής Εκατονταετηρίδος 1821-1921 : Η χρυσή βίβλος του ελληνισμού. Τόμος Α' Οικονομολογικά. Athens: Ν. Σηφάκης και Ι. Χατζηιωάννου. 1921. Retrieved 24 May 2010.

References

^ ^a ^b "Οδός Αρκαδίας" (PDF). 2009-07-04. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2009-07-04. Retrieved 2020-12-24.
^ Note: Greece officially adopted the Gregorian calendar on 16 February 1923 (which became 1 March). All dates prior to that, unless specifically denoted, are Old Style.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Διοικητές στον τοίχο - TO BHMA". 2010-03-01. Archived from the original on 2010-03-01. Retrieved 2020-12-24.
^ "Governors" (PDF). Bank of Greece. Retrieved 25 December 2020.