Alexandros Diomidis

Alexandros Diomedes (Greek: Αλέξανδρος Διομήδης) (January 3, 1875–November 11, 1950) was a former governor of the Central Bank of Greece who became Prime Minister of Greece upon the death of Themistoklis Sophoulis. Diomedes was born in Athens, Greece to an Arvanite family from Spetses on January 3, 1875. His grandfather was former Prime Minister Diomidis Kiriakos. He studied law and economics in Weimar and Paris and earned a doctorate from the University of Berlin. In 1905, he became a professor at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. He was a member of the Athens Academy. Diomedes was appointed prefect ("nomarch") of Attica-Boeotia in 1909. In 1910, he was elected to the Hellenic Parliament under the banner of the...