THeodoros A. Nimas

Theodoros Nimas was born in Platanos, Trikala, in 1950. He graduated from the 1st Boys' High School of Trikala. He studied philology at the University of Thessaloniki and received his Ph.D. with honors from the University of Athens in 1993. From 1977 to 2011, he served in Secondary Education. From March 2003 until his retirement in 2011, he was a school counselor for philologists in the Trikala region. He taught various philological and historical courses at the Departments of Early Childhood and Primary Education at the University of Thessaly, at the Department of Physical Education and Sport Science of the same university, as well as at the Technological Educational Institute of Larissa - Department of Building Renovation and Restoration (based in Trikala), where he taught the course "Topography of Byzantine and Post-Byzantine Monuments of Thessaly." He was a member of the Evaluation Committee for the book "Grammar of the Modern Greek Language" for students of the first three grades of high school (Athens, 2011). He has participated with presentations in many scientific conferences and has given numerous lectures. He is a member of various scientific organizations and cultural associations. He was the main founder (1978) and president (from 1984 to 2015) of the Philological, Historical, Literary Association (F.I.LO.S.) of Trikala. Since 1981, he has been directing the annual philological-historical-folklore-literary magazine "Trikalina," published by F.I.LO.S. (36 volumes have been published). He is also the director and editor of the series of standalone publications "Texts and Studies," published by F.I.LO.S. in collaboration with publishers in Thessaloniki (18 books have been published, three of which are two-volume). He played a leading role in the establishment of the scientific and Thessalian "Library of Panagiotis & Maria Chatzigaki-F.I.LO.S." (1991), which today holds over 14,000 volumes, including almost all books related to the Trikala region. Through F.I.LO.S., he has spearheaded the organization of eleven Trikala Studies Symposia, as well as other conferences and lectures. F.I.LO.S. was awarded by the Academy of Athens in 2007. He is also the general secretary of the Philological, Historical, Archaeological, Folklore Society of Thessaly and a member of the Editorial Board of its scientific journal "Thessalian Studies" (6 volumes have been published). For his contributions to Education and Letters, in 2013, he was declared an honorary doctor of the Department of Primary Education at the University of Athens. He has a rich research and writing portfolio. Selected standalone books include: 1. "The 'Description of Crane Hunting' by Constantine Manasses. Introduction - Text - Translation - Comments - Glossary," Thessaloniki 1973 (2nd edition, Thessaloniki, Kyriakidis Brothers, 1984, pp. 56). 2. "Folk Songs of Thessaly," 2 volumes, Thessaloniki, Kyriakidis Brothers, 1983, pp. 242+542 (Commendation by the Academy of Athens, 1984). 3. "Trikala - Kalambaka - Meteora - Pindos - Hasia (Geography-History-Monuments-Tourism)," Thessaloniki, Kyriakidis Brothers, 1987, pp. 402. 4. "Meteora Kalambaka (History-Monuments-Tourism)," Thessaloniki, Kyriakidis Brothers, 1988, pp. 144. 5. "Education in Western Thessaly during the Turkish Occupation. Contribution to the Study of the Thessalian Enlightenment. Doctoral Dissertation," Thessaloniki, Kyriakidis Brothers, 1995, pp. 504. 6. "The Monuments of Kalambaka. From Ancient Aiginion and Byzantine Stagoi to Modern Kalambaka," Kalambaka 2002, pp. 80 [Published by the 1st High School of Kalambaka]. 7. "History of the Modern and Contemporary World (from 1815 to the present)." Third Grade of General High School and Fourth Grade of Evening High School of General Education. Student Book, Athens, Ministry of National Education and Religious Affairs/Pedagogical Institute/Organization for the Publication of Educational Books, 2007 (62012), pp. 256. [In collaboration with: Ioannis Koliopoulos - Konstantinos Svolopoulos - Evanthis Hatzivassiliou - Hari Scholinaki-Chelioti]. 7a. "History of the Modern and Contemporary World (from 1815 to the present). Third Grade of General High School and Fourth Grade of Evening High School of General Education. Teacher's Book, Athens, Ministry of National Education and Religious Affairs/Pedagogical Institute/Organization for the Publication of Educational Books, 2007 (2007), pp. 244. [In collaboration with: Ioannis Koliopoulos - Konstantinos Svolopoulos - Evanthis Hatzivassiliou - Hari Scholinaki-Chelioti]. 8. History and Monuments of Trikala and Kalabaka (forthcoming). His scientific studies have been published in reputable Greek and international journals.