Alexis Dimaras (1932-2012) studied at the Faculty of Philosophy at the University of Athens and he continued his postgraduate studies in London. He was founding member and Chairperson of the Association of Studies in Modern Greek Culture and General Education, Moraitis School. Furthermore, he was Chairperson of the Greek Educational Research Centre and the Institute of Educational Policy. He held a PhD from the University of London and he was also an honorary doctor of the University of Athens and the University of Patras. Moreover, he was awarded with the Commander of The Order of The Phoenix by the French government in 2011, an unprecedented honor in Greece. The most known among his works are the following: the two-volume work “The Transformation that never happened”, Athens, 1973, Hermes publications, “The National Apolytirion, a proposition that took place, Documents for History”. Athens, 1997, Hermes publications, “Moraitis School 1936-2006: Browsing through 70 years of Education, Athens, 2006”, Moraitis School Publications. He edited the two-volume work “Miltos Koundouras, Close the Schools” Educational Complete Works, Athens, 1985, Gnosi Publications. He published numerous studies and articles in many collected volumes and magazines. He also published along with Vasso Vasilou-Papageorgiou the historical book-album “From the Quill to the Computer”, Athens, 2011, Metaixmio Publications.
(Source: Metaixmio Publications)