Constantine Goulimis (also appears as Constantine N. Goulimy; Kōnstantinos N Goulimēs, Greek: Κωνσταντίνος Γουλιμής), (1886–1963) was a lawyer and successful amateur botanist. He discovered several species of Greek plants.

Education and career

Goulimis was born in

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, on 13 July 1886, and studied law in Athens, Paris, London, Rome and Berlin where he obtained his PhD. He practised law in Athens and was, for some time, legal advisor to the British Embassy in Athens (receiving the

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in 1962). In 1945 he was a member of the Greek delegation to

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for the

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that led to the formation of the

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. During

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, when in South Africa, Goulimis became interested in

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. Upon his return to Greece in 1945 and until his death on 20 May 1963, he visited many regions of Greece in search of plants. His specimens are kept separate at the Goulandris Museum of Natural History in Kifissia (ATH). He authored ''Wild Flowers of Greece'', and other texts.Goulimis Constantine. ''New additions to the Greek flora : second series'', Athens, 1960.Goulimis Constantine.''To oros bourinos kai i chlōris tou'', Athens, 1960 He was the grandfather of Constantine Goulimis, founder of Greycon and grandson of another Constantine Goulimis, who fought in the siege of

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during the

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and later became a lawyer. In 2019 the Bank of Greece issued a commemorative €5 coin depicting the tulipa goulimyi.

Selected publications

Eponymy

The plant species '' Campanula goulimyi'', '' Silene goulimyi'', '' Crocus goulimyi'', '' Scutellaria goulimyi'', '' Stachys goulimyi'', '' Tulipa goulimyi'' and '' Linum goulimyi'' are named after him.

References

External links

Goulandris Museum of Natural History
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