Kyriakos Domnandos

Kyriakos Domnandos (Greek: Κυριακός Δομνάνδος; 1789 - 1852), was a naturalist, professor, dean, author, and diplomat. He was one of the first professors at the newly founded University of Athens and one of the first naturalists in modern Greece. He was the first professor to teach zoology and natural history and did extensive research on molluscs specifically on living organisms and fossils. Domnandos was the second Dean of the School of Philosophy which was part of the University of Athens from (1838-1841) and was one of the co-founders of the Physiographic Society that laid the foundation of the Physiographic Museum or Natural History Museum; moreover, the collection of animals, plants, and fossils started by the Physiographic Society became part of the Zoological Museum of the University of Athens. He was also a member of the Filiki Eteria.