Ioannis Svoronos

Ioannis N. Svoronos (Greek: Ιωάννης Ν. Σβορώνος; Mykonos, 15 April 1863[1] – Athens, 25 August[2] 1922) was a Greek archaeologist and numismatist.

Ioannis Svoronos was born in 1863 on the island of Mykonos.

He studied the latter in the universities of Berlin, London and Paris (1883–1887).

On his return to Greece he was hired by the Numismatic Museum of Athens, where he worked until his death, serving also as its director from 1899.

He was awarded the medal of the Royal Numismatic Society in 1914,[3] and the Huntington Medal Award given by the American Numismatic Society in 1921.