Niki Goulandris

Niki Goulandris (Greek: Νίκη Γουλανδρή) is a Greek philanthropist[1] and an accomplished botanical painter.[2]

Goulandris has helped illustrate several botanical books, such as Wild Flowers of Greece by C. Goulimis and W.T. Stearn,[3] and Peonies of Greece by Stearn and P.H. Davies.[4][5]

She is currently vice-president of the Goulandris Natural History Museum and Goulandris Museum of Cycladic Art, former deputy minister for Social Services (1974–75), former Secretary of State for health in Greece(1974), honorary deputy president of Hellenic Radio and Television (1975–80), and member of the World Commission on Culture and Development of UNESCO. She was winner of the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) Global 500 Award in 1990, and in 1991 was named Woman of Europe by the European Commission, European Parliament, and European Movement.[5]

Born Niki Kephalia, she is married to Angelos Goulandris, of the wealthy ship-owning Goulandris family, with whom she established the Goulandris Natural History Museum in 1965.[5][6]

After graduating from the German School of Athens, Niki Goulandris studied Political Science and Economics at the University of Athens and continued with post-graduate studies in Political Science and Philosophy at the University of Frankfurt under the philosophers Theodor W. Adorno and Max Horkheimer. She speaks French, German and English fluently.

References

  1. ↑ "Niki Goulandris honored in Uppsala". Ekathimerini. 25 January 2003. Retrieved 28 July 2010.
  2. ↑ Klemesrud, Judy (3 June 1984). "Greek Artist Shows Passion for Peonies". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. New York Times News Service. p. 14C. Retrieved 28 July 2010.
  3. ↑ Goulimis & Stearn 1968.
  4. ↑ Stearn & Davis 1984.
  5. 1 2 3 Haines 2001.
  6. ↑ Haines, Catherine (2001). International Women in Science. 130 Cremona Drive, P.O. Box 1911: ABC-CLIO. p. 116. ISBN 1-57607-090-5.

Bibliography

  • Goulimis, Constantine; Stearn, William T. (1968). Wild Flowers of Greece. Illustrated by Niki Goulandris. Athens: Goulandris Natural History Museum.
  • Stearn, W. T.; Davis, P. H. (1984). Peonies of Greece: A Taxonomic and Historical Survey of the Genus Paeonia in Greece. Illustrated by Niki Goulandris. Athens: Goulandris Natural History Museum. ISBN 978-0-565-00975-5.
  • Haines, Catherine M. C. (2001). "Goulandris, Niki. née Kephalia. 1925– Botanical artist, Conservationist". International Women in Science: A Biographical Dictionary to 1950. Santa Barbara CA: ABC-CLIO. p. 116. ISBN 9781576070901.
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