10 Facts About Georgios Sinas

Georgios Sinas was an Austrian-Greek entrepreneur and banker.

Georgios Sinas became a national benefactor of Greece and was the father of another Greek national benefactor, Simon Sinas.

Georgios Sinas was the founder of the National Observatory of Athens.

The Sinas family came from Moscopole, Ottoman Empire.

At an early age Georgios Sinas lost his mother and was raised by his aunt in Serres, where he lived during his first school years.

Georgios Sinas became chief director of the National bank of Austria, a position that he retained for 25 years.

Georgios Sinas has contributed financially in the construction of the Chain Bridge, the first permanent connection across the Danube between Buda and Pest, which is used even today.

Georgios Sinas's name is inscribed on the base of the south western foundation of the bridge on the Buda side.

Georgios Sinas retained relations with the newly established Kingdom of Greece and in 1833 was made the ambassador of Greece to the Austrian Empire by King Otto, a position he held for the rest of his life.

Georgios Sinas financially supported the Greek community in Vienna and his family's hometown of Moscopole, modern southern Albania.