11 Facts About Simon Sinas

Simon von Sina or Simon Sinas was an Austrian-Greek banker, aristocrat, benefactor and diplomat.

Simon Sinas was one of the most important benefactors of the Greek nation together with his father Georgios Sinas.

Simon Sinas was born on August 15,1810, in Vienna.

The Sinas family came from the Aromanian settlement of Moscopole in southern Albania.

Regardless of his ethnic origin, Simon Sinas was part of the social-cultural Greek merchant class which maintained close relations with the newly founded Greek state of his era.

Simon Sinas served as Greek consul in Vienna, and later as minister to Austria, the Kingdom of Bavaria, and Germany.

Simon Sinas made major donations to various educational and scientific foundations in Austria, Hungary, and Greece.

From 1874 onwards, Simon Sinas held a position in the Herrenhaus of Austria.

Simon Sinas was the donator and founder of the Hungarian Academy of Budapest, the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, Vienna, the Athens Orthodox Cathedral, the Athens Academy, and others.

Simon Sinas's father had made the foundation of the National Observatory of Athens possible.

Since Simon Sinas was a patron of astronomers, the crater Simon Sinas on the Moon was named after him.