Michael K. Stefanidis (Greek: Μιχαήλ Κ. Στεφανίδης; November 8, 1868 -November 25, 1957) was a mathematician, physicist, chemist, natural scientist, author, and historian. He was the first chair of the History of Sciences department at the University of Athens and is the father of the history of modern Greek scientists. He accumulated a detailed history of Greek scientists affiliated with the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens from 1837 to 1937. His book Ιστορία της Φυσικομαθηματικής Σχολής του Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών (History of the School of Physics and Mathematics of the University of Athens) is a detailed history of almost every scientist affiliated with the University of Athens since its inception, including Georgios Konstantinos Vouris, Nikolaos Ch. Nikolaidis, Cyparissos Stephanos, Dimitrios Stroumpos, and Theodoros G. Orphanides. Michael was born in the village of Mantamados on the island of Lesbos. His father Konstantinos was a mathematician who motivated his son to follow a career in the sciences. By age 20, Michael attended the University of Athens and finished a degree in physics while also showing an interest in the history of science. He returned to the island of Lesbos where he worked for several years but traveled back to Athens where he lived out the rest of his life as an academic promoting the history of science. He spent most of his career at the University of Athens and later became a member of the Academy of Athens. He wrote many articles in the field of natural science, chemistry, and the history of science. One of the publications he wrote for was Prometheus (Προμηθέας). He was a member of many international historical scientific societies and was well known in his field some included the History of Science Society, of the International Commission for Transliteration of Eastern Principal Names, of the International Commission for the Compilation of Chronological Tables (toward the Writing of the World History of the Sciences). He won an award from the Association Pour l'encouragement des etudes grecques. He also received several medals of the Order of the George. He died in Athens at 89 years of age. Source: Wikipedia (en)