Papandreou was born in the village of Skoupi (now part of the municipality of Kalavryta) in Achaia, and spent his childhood years in Pyrgos, where he later received education.

Furthermore, he acquired the position of headmaster at the 1st Middle School in Pyrgos for many years.

In 1886, he became a PhD of the Athens Philosophical School with likeness in his member Away, In Ancient Psophis (περι της αρχαίας Ψωφίδος).

In 1896, he was proclaimed of linguists with the diatribe Away in The Elean Dialect (περί της των Ηλείων διαλέκτου).

In 1924, he wrote the book Elis In The Middle Of The Century (Η Ηλεία δια μέσου των αιώνων = I Ilia dia messou ton eonon).