Filippos Tsimpoglou, head of National Library of Greece, dead at 67

Dr Filippos Tsimpoglou, director general of the National Library of Greece (NLG), died on Thursday after a brief illness, the organization announced. He was 67 years old.

"Filippos Tsimpoglou worked tirelessly and spent his life in the service of the National Library of Greece. The President, the members of the Ephorate Council and all the staff of the National Library of Greece express their sincere condolences to the family," NLG said in an announcement, adding the organization will honor his memory "as he deserves."

The funeral service will be held on Monday (February 6) at 11.30 a.m., at the Agios Konstantinos church of Zografou's municipal cemetery.

Tsimpoglou held a PhD in Library and Information Science from the Ionian University (2005) and a BSc in Economics from the Athens University of Economics and Business (1983). He was the Director of the Cyprus...