Georgios Sinas

Georgios Sinas was a Greek entrepreneur, banker and national benefactor. He was the founder of the Athens National Observatory.

Georgios Sinas was born in Moschopolis of Greek Vlach origin, to Northern Epirotian parents. At an early age Sinas lost his mother and was raised by his aunt in Serres , where he lived his first school years. About 1790 he moved with his father, the tobacco and cotton merchant Georgios Sinas the Elder , to the Habsburg residence Vienna, where he finished his ground level studies. At the age of 20, he became involved with his fathers businesses and managed to take initiatives and successfully expanded the family business.

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