The Deputy Ministry of Culture expresses its deepest sorrow for the unexpected loss of Dr.Philip Tsymboglou, who passed away on Thursday 2 February 2023.
He was a pioneer in the field of Libraries, initially as Director of the University of Cyprus Library and later as Director General of the National Library of Greece, thus contributing to their promotion as pillars of knowledge and culture. With his multifaceted activities, he acted as a catalyst for the transition of the National Library into a new era. His work is a legacy to the academic and scientific community.
Philip Tsiboglou was born in 1956 in a village of Farsala, studied at the Economics Department of the Higher School of Economic and Commercial Sciences and received his PhD from the Department of Archaeology and Library Science of the Ionian University. From 1999 to 2014 he was Director of the Library of the University of Cyprus and from 2014 until his death he was Director General of the National Library of Greece.
The Deputy Ministry of Culture expresses its sincere condolences to the relatives of the deceased.
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