Andreas Moustoxydis

He studied at Pavia, and in 1804 published a treatise on the history of Corfu titled Notizie per servire alla storia Corcirese dai tempi eroici al secolo XII.

As a young man, he undertook an extended scientific journey to Italy, followed by travels to France and Germany.

In the meantime, he published a two-volume work on the history of Corfu called Illustrazioni Corciresi (1811–14).

In 1820, he was appointed secretary to the Russian envoy at Turin, and nine years later was named director of education by Greek president Ioannis Kapodistrias.

He was further named, in October 1829, as 'director and ephor' of the first Greek national archaeological museum, then on the island of Aegina.