Spyridon Lambros or Lampros (1851–1919) was a Greek history professor and, briefly, Prime Minister of Greece.

He was born in Corfu

Corfu

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 in 1851 and was educated in London

London

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, Paris

Paris

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 and Vienna

Vienna

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 studying history

History

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In 1890, he joined the faculty of the University of Athens and taught history and ancient literature. He became Provost

Provost (education)

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 of the University in 1893, serving in that capacity twice, 1893-1894 and 1912-1913.

After 1903, Lambros started an academic movement called Neos Hellenomnemon (Νέος Ἑλληνομνήμων) which studied the scientific and philosophical developments of the Greek-speaking world during the Byzantine

Byzantine

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 and Ottoman

Ottoman Empire

The Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...

 eras.

In October 1916 with Greece in the midst of the National Schism and under two governments (Eleftherios Venizelos

Eleftherios Venizelos

Eleftherios Venizelos was an eminent Greek revolutionary, a prominent and illustrious statesman as well as a charismatic leader in the early 20th century. Elected several times as Prime Minister of Greece and served from 1910 to 1920 and from 1928 to 1932...

 in Thessaloniki

Thessaloniki

Thessaloniki , historically also known as Thessalonica, Salonika or Salonica, is the second-largest city in Greece and the capital of the region of Central Macedonia as well as the capital of the Decentralized Administration of Macedonia and Thrace...

 and King Constantine

Constantine I of Greece

Constantine I was King of Greece from 1913 to 1917 and from 1920 to 1922. He was commander-in-chief of the Hellenic Army during the unsuccessful Greco-Turkish War of 1897 and led the Greek forces during the successful Balkan Wars of 1912–1913, in which Greece won Thessaloniki and doubled in...

 in Athens

Athens

Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...

), the former Liberal

Liberal Party (Greece)

The Liberal Party was one of the major Greek political parties of the early 20th century.- History :Founded as the Xipoliton party in Crete , its early leaders were Kostis Mitsotakis and Eleftherios Venizelos...

 and associate of Venizelos accepted the King's commission to form a government in Athens. Eventually, riots took place in Athens (the Noemvriana

Noemvriana

The Noemvriana of November–December 1916 was a political dispute, which led to an armed confrontation in Athens between the royalist government of Greece and the Allies forces over the issue of Greece's neutrality during World War I....

), for which Lambros was judged responsible due to mis-management. He resigned as Prime Minister. After the exile

Exile

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 of the king, Lambros went into self-imposed exile in Hydra

Hydra, Saronic Islands

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 and Skopelos

Skopelos

Skopelos , ancient Peparethos or Peparethus , is a Greek island in the western Aegean Sea. Skopelos is one of several islands which comprise the Northern Sporades island group. The island is located east of mainland Greece, northeast of the island of Euboea and is part of the Thessaly Periphery....

.

He died in Skopelos on July 23, 1919.

His daughter, Lina Tsaldari

Lina Tsaldari

Lina Tsaldari was a right-wing Greek politician. She became the first female minister in Greece in 1952, serving as the Minister for Social Welfare under Konstantinos Karamanlis' government.-Early Life:...

, was elected to Parliament

Hellenic Parliament

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in 1956 and became the first woman in the Greek Cabinet as Minister of Social Welfare.