[4] Michalis Tiverios was born in 1947 in Chora, Andros (Cyclades, Greece), where he also received his primary and secondary education.
In the years from 1977 to 1979, he continued his studies, as an Alexander von Humboldt Foundation fellow, at the Archaeological Institute of Bonn under the supervision of Prof. N.
[13] In November 2011, he was elected ordinary member of the Academy of Athens at the Section of Letters and Fine Arts (chair of Archaeology [Ceramic]).
[3] Alongside his teaching and academic career he has participated in important excavations at various archaeological sites at Vergina, Philippi, Thessaloniki, Cyprus and Palaiopoli, Andros.
[18][19] His published work includes original studies and monographs, numerous articles in Greek and International Scientific Journals on pottery, iconography, excavations, history, sculpture, epigraphy and religion, as well as book presentations and reviews, and popularizing articles on pottery and ancient Greece.