Minos Kalokairinos

Minos Kalokairinos
Born1843 (1843)
Heraklion, Crete, Ottoman Empire
Died1907 (aged 63–64)
Heraklion, Crete, Greece
Scientific career
FieldsArchaeology

Minos Kalokairinos (Greek: Μίνως Καλοκαιρινός, 1843, Heraklion - 1907, Heraklion) was a Cretan Greek businessman and amateur archaeologist known for performing the first excavations at the Minoan palace of Knossos. His excavations were continued later by Arthur Evans.

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